Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $292.44 -4.48 (-1.51%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$296.32 +3.88 (+1.33%) As of 08:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LAD vs. ABG, AN, BC, GPI, KMX, PAG, SAH, AAP, MNRO, and CRMTShould you be buying Lithia Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithia Motors include Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Brunswick (BC), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), and America's Car-Mart (CRMT). Lithia Motors vs. Its Competitors Asbury Automotive Group AutoNation Brunswick Group 1 Automotive CarMax Penske Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts Monro Muffler Brake America's Car-Mart Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) and Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer LAD or ABG? In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 6 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lithia Motors and 13 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Lithia Motors' score of 0.66 indicating that Asbury Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithia Motors 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Asbury Automotive Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithia Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithia Motors$36.24B0.21$802M$33.738.67Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.26$430.30M$27.388.18 Is LAD or ABG more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.13% compared to Lithia Motors' net margin of 2.39%. Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity of 15.41% beat Lithia Motors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithia Motors2.39% 13.21% 3.81% Asbury Automotive Group 3.13%15.41%5.38% Which has more risk & volatility, LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors presently has a consensus price target of $376.60, indicating a potential upside of 28.78%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $253.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.96%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lithia Motors is more favorable than Asbury Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithia Motors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Asbury Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryLithia Motors beats Asbury Automotive Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lithia Motors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LAD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithia MotorsRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.73B$4.44B$26.81B$20.70BDividend Yield0.74%1.43%172.88%3.66%P/E Ratio8.6713.3329.5428.65Price / Sales0.210.473.9768.85Price / Cash6.5312.1359.2623.59Price / Book1.091.595.534.32Net Income$802M$375.51M$874.58M$995.66M7 Day Performance1.63%2.49%1.92%1.91%1 Month Performance-15.36%-11.27%-1.05%-0.54%1 Year Performance3.26%2.99%21.43%14.76% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.9194 of 5 stars$292.44-1.5%$376.60+28.8%+6.5%$7.73B$36.24B8.6730,000Analyst ForecastABGAsbury Automotive Group2.6175 of 5 stars$228.74-3.8%$259.33+13.4%-1.4%$4.50B$17.14B10.8915,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeANAutoNation3.809 of 5 stars$196.65-3.2%$211.38+7.5%+18.3%$7.41B$26.97B12.3225,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBCBrunswick4.0615 of 5 stars$60.25-0.9%$70.69+17.3%-22.8%$3.96B$5.24B97.1815,000GPIGroup 1 Automotive4.4529 of 5 stars$425.59-2.5%$470.14+10.5%+23.1%$5.51B$21.98B11.7320,413Analyst ForecastKMXCarMax4.8632 of 5 stars$60.29-0.7%$83.67+38.8%-25.1%$9.05B$26.35B16.6530,048Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePAGPenske Automotive Group4.0192 of 5 stars$170.60-2.5%$175.00+2.6%+9.9%$11.29B$30.46B12.0128,900Analyst UpgradeSAHSonic Automotive4.221 of 5 stars$76.56-2.9%$77.86+1.7%+24.5%$2.60B$14.22B17.0110,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.487 of 5 stars$57.53-2.0%$48.53-15.6%-1.2%$3.45B$9.09B-9.8062,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMNROMonro Muffler Brake2.4146 of 5 stars$16.30+3.1%$17.67+8.4%-40.7%$488.51M$1.20B-81.507,360CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.6924 of 5 stars$50.64-2.7%$50.00-1.3%-29.3%$418.39M$1.39B24.232,280Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Asbury Automotive Group Competitors AutoNation Competitors Brunswick Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors CarMax Competitors Penske Automotive Group Competitors Sonic Automotive Competitors Advance Auto Parts Competitors Monro Muffler Brake Competitors America's Car-Mart Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LAD) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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