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$332.89 +0.80 (+0.24%)
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LAD vs. ABG, AN, BC, GPI, KMX, PAG, SAH, AAP, MNRO, and CRMT

Should 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 (NYSE:ABG) and Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 8 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Lithia Motors and 7 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Lithia Motors' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Asbury Automotive Group's score of 0.78 indicating that Lithia Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Asbury Automotive Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lithia Motors
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Asbury Automotive Group currently has a consensus price target of $249.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.66%. Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $370.45, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithia Motors is more favorable than Asbury Automotive Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Asbury Automotive Group
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Lithia Motors
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

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
Asbury Automotive Group3.13% 15.41% 5.38%
Lithia Motors 2.39%13.21%3.81%

Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.28$430.30M$27.388.86
Lithia Motors$36.24B0.24$802M$33.739.87

Summary

Lithia Motors beats Asbury Automotive Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LAD vs. The Competition

MetricLithia MotorsRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.54B$4.69B$27.99B$21.50B
Dividend Yield0.67%1.44%172.48%3.49%
P/E Ratio9.8714.2320.5029.87
Price / Sales0.240.533.8252.61
Price / Cash7.2712.0264.9724.78
Price / Book1.321.754.894.54
Net Income$802M$375.51M$872.22M$999.97M
7 Day Performance-1.26%-2.06%3.29%1.44%
1 Month Performance10.54%-0.57%7.85%4.66%
1 Year Performance17.26%12.74%23.30%14.11%

Lithia Motors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LAD
Lithia Motors
4.6705 of 5 stars
$332.89
+0.2%
$370.45
+11.3%
+18.5%$8.54B$36.24B9.8730,000Positive News
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
2.8725 of 5 stars
$253.60
-1.5%
$254.00
+0.2%
+10.7%$4.99B$17.19B9.2615,000
AN
AutoNation
3.1096 of 5 stars
$227.32
+0.2%
$223.25
-1.8%
+31.7%$8.57B$26.77B14.2425,100Positive News
BC
Brunswick
4.0701 of 5 stars
$66.80
+0.3%
$66.75
-0.1%
-18.1%$4.36B$5.10B107.7415,000Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.9633 of 5 stars
$475.27
-1.8%
$479.43
+0.9%
+25.5%$6.15B$19.93B13.1020,413Positive News
KMX
CarMax
4.5833 of 5 stars
$61.28
+1.0%
$81.50
+33.0%
-23.7%$9.20B$26.35B16.9330,048Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
4.1918 of 5 stars
$187.42
-0.1%
$181.00
-3.4%
+14.2%$12.38B$30.46B13.0428,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SAH
Sonic Automotive
4.194 of 5 stars
$82.68
-0.5%
$79.86
-3.4%
+42.6%$2.82B$14.22B18.3710,800Positive News
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
2.78 of 5 stars
$60.97
+0.9%
$51.78
-15.1%
+54.0%$3.63B$8.74B-9.5762,800Analyst Revision
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
2.1036 of 5 stars
$17.57
-0.6%
$17.33
-1.3%
-30.3%$526.75M$1.20B-26.227,360Positive News
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
3.6674 of 5 stars
$35.94
-0.5%
$45.00
+25.2%
-31.4%$307.29M$1.39B23.192,300High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:LAD) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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