Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $307.42 -0.24 (-0.08%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$307.75 +0.33 (+0.11%) As of 07:21 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, CRMT, and MNROShould 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), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO). Lithia Motors vs. Its Competitors Asbury Automotive Group AutoNation Brunswick Group 1 Automotive CarMax Penske Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts America's Car-Mart Monro Muffler Brake 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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors presently has a consensus price target of $382.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.42%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $259.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.92%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 Is LAD or ABG more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Lithia Motors' net margin of 2.30%. 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 Motors2.30% 12.74% 3.63% Asbury Automotive Group 2.42%15.41%5.19% Does the media prefer LAD or ABG? In the previous week, Asbury Automotive Group had 5 more articles in the media than Lithia Motors. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group and 11 mentions for Lithia Motors. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Lithia Motors' score of 0.70 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Asbury Automotive Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Lithia Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Asbury Automotive Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithia Motors$36.24B0.22$802M$31.739.69Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.26$430.30M$21.0110.93 SummaryLithia Motors and Asbury Automotive Group tied by winning 7 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$8.01B$4.35B$26.44B$20.85BDividend Yield0.72%1.47%177.11%3.65%P/E Ratio9.6912.1427.7626.34Price / Sales0.220.526.0659.22Price / Cash6.7712.5448.2622.29Price / Book1.221.675.654.66Net Income$802M$375.51M$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance-12.30%-6.84%-0.68%-0.29%1 Month Performance-5.97%4.33%6.88%4.91%1 Year Performance17.51%6.40%22.45%10.53% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.8774 of 5 stars$307.42-0.1%$382.50+24.4%+14.2%$8.01B$36.24B9.6930,000Analyst ForecastABGAsbury Automotive Group2.7484 of 5 stars$254.05-1.8%$263.50+3.7%-10.1%$4.99B$17.19B12.0915,000News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionANAutoNation3.7393 of 5 stars$211.18-0.6%$205.75-2.6%+9.9%$7.96B$26.77B12.5025,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionBCBrunswick4.6843 of 5 stars$58.21-2.1%$70.00+20.3%-27.0%$3.82B$5.24B48.1115,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGPIGroup 1 Automotive4.3079 of 5 stars$461.24-1.0%$473.00+2.5%+29.8%$5.97B$19.93B12.9520,413Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionKMXCarMax4.825 of 5 stars$68.75-2.6%$84.45+22.8%-24.8%$10.32B$26.35B18.9930,048Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPAGPenske Automotive Group3.5211 of 5 stars$180.63-1.1%$172.00-4.8%+2.2%$11.95B$30.46B12.7228,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSAHSonic Automotive4.4119 of 5 stars$87.15-0.5%$74.71-14.3%+28.5%$2.96B$14.22B12.4110,800Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.1326 of 5 stars$54.24+5.1%$46.53-14.2%-5.1%$3.25B$9.09B-9.2462,800Analyst RevisionCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.9234 of 5 stars$60.77-2.1%$50.00-17.7%-18.3%$501.96M$1.39B29.082,280Positive NewsMNROMonro Muffler Brake2.5135 of 5 stars$15.78-5.1%$17.67+12.0%-41.1%$472.93M$1.20B-78.907,360 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 America's Car-Mart Competitors Monro Muffler Brake 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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