Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $338.77 -1.21 (-0.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$338.64 -0.13 (-0.04%) As of 04:10 PM 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. 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. Does the media prefer LAD or ABG? In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 5 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Lithia Motors and 12 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Lithia Motors' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Asbury Automotive Group's score of 1.15 indicating that Lithia Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithia Motors 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Asbury Automotive Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors currently has a consensus target price of $379.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.88%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus target price of $254.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.56%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 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 better earnings and 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$36.24B0.24$802M$33.7310.04Asbury Automotive Group$17.26B0.29$430.30M$27.389.42 SummaryLithia Motors beats Asbury Automotive Group on 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$8.69B$4.86B$27.02B$21.29BDividend Yield0.66%1.37%172.59%3.53%P/E Ratio10.0414.8727.5929.36Price / Sales0.240.548.8552.76Price / Cash7.2812.8157.1423.64Price / Book1.241.804.725.38Net Income$802M$375.51M$872.89M$996.59M7 Day Performance9.90%6.09%2.84%3.12%1 Month Performance10.21%5.99%-0.09%2.98%1 Year Performance13.78%11.82%17.54%12.83% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.8286 of 5 stars$338.77-0.4%$379.00+11.9%+14.0%$8.69B$36.24B10.0430,000Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementABGAsbury Automotive Group2.7896 of 5 stars$240.65+0.0%$254.00+5.5%+6.7%$4.73B$17.19B8.7915,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeANAutoNation3.1651 of 5 stars$207.10+0.4%$223.25+7.8%+23.9%$7.81B$26.77B12.9825,100News CoveragePositive NewsBCBrunswick3.5402 of 5 stars$63.17-0.2%$68.25+8.0%-18.9%$4.13B$5.24B101.8815,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.8426 of 5 stars$445.40+0.7%$479.43+7.6%+29.3%$5.76B$19.93B12.2820,413Positive NewsInsider TradeKMXCarMax4.7289 of 5 stars$58.44+1.2%$82.75+41.6%-26.4%$8.77B$26.79B16.1430,048Positive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group4.0086 of 5 stars$180.77+0.2%$181.00+0.1%+11.8%$11.94B$30.58B12.5828,900Positive NewsSAHSonic Automotive4.1889 of 5 stars$78.38-0.7%$79.86+1.9%+34.6%$2.68B$14.22B17.4210,800Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.5427 of 5 stars$56.68-0.3%$51.01-10.0%+27.1%$3.40B$9.09B-8.9062,800Positive NewsMNROMonro Muffler Brake1.6392 of 5 stars$15.54-1.0%$17.33+11.5%-36.4%$465.89M$1.20B-23.197,360News CoveragePositive NewsCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.5158 of 5 stars$44.71-0.1%$50.00+11.8%-25.8%$370.20M$1.39B21.392,300Upcoming Earnings 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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