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Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors

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LAD vs. ABG, AN, BC, GPI, KMX, PAG, SAH, AAP, CRMT, and MNRO

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), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO).

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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

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 Ratio
Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.29$430.30M$21.0111.87
Lithia Motors$36.24B0.24$802M$31.7310.47

In the previous week, Asbury Automotive Group had 1 more articles in the media than Lithia Motors. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group and 11 mentions for Lithia Motors. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Lithia Motors' score of 1.16 indicating that Asbury Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Asbury Automotive Group presently has a consensus target price of $263.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.70%. Lithia Motors has a consensus target price of $382.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Lithia Motors
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Asbury Automotive Group2.42% 15.41% 5.19%
Lithia Motors 2.30%12.74%3.63%

Summary

Asbury Automotive Group and Lithia Motors tied by winning 7 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$8.63B$4.62B$26.42B$20.62B
Dividend Yield0.62%1.34%175.55%3.65%
P/E Ratio10.4514.2529.3227.22
Price / Sales0.240.515.7453.72
Price / Cash7.7413.3948.0422.28
Price / Book1.311.765.654.59
Net Income$802M$375.51M$876.41M$995.22M
7 Day Performance-5.12%-3.70%-1.89%-1.00%
1 Month Performance0.01%6.58%4.34%3.35%
1 Year Performance20.34%8.45%19.65%7.07%

Lithia Motors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LAD
Lithia Motors
4.9049 of 5 stars
$332.17
-0.3%
$382.50
+15.2%
+25.5%$8.63B$36.24B10.4530,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
2.1334 of 5 stars
$254.05
-1.8%
$263.50
+3.7%
-0.5%$4.99B$17.19B12.0915,000News Coverage
Positive News
AN
AutoNation
3.5922 of 5 stars
$211.18
-0.6%
$205.75
-2.6%
+18.1%$7.96B$26.77B12.5025,100
BC
Brunswick
4.679 of 5 stars
$58.21
-2.1%
$70.00
+20.3%
-25.5%$3.82B$5.24B48.1115,000Dividend Announcement
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.2675 of 5 stars
$461.24
-1.0%
$473.00
+2.5%
+51.3%$5.97B$19.93B12.9520,413Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KMX
CarMax
4.7228 of 5 stars
$68.75
-2.6%
$84.45
+22.8%
-23.1%$10.32B$26.35B18.9930,048Positive News
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
3.5248 of 5 stars
$180.63
-1.1%
$172.00
-4.8%
+14.0%$11.95B$30.46B12.7228,900
SAH
Sonic Automotive
3.9516 of 5 stars
$87.15
-0.5%
$74.71
-14.3%
+50.6%$2.96B$14.22B12.4110,800
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
2.9305 of 5 stars
$54.24
+5.1%
$46.53
-14.2%
-0.1%$3.25B$9.09B-9.2462,800
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
2.6157 of 5 stars
$60.77
-2.1%
$50.00
-17.7%
-16.1%$501.96M$1.39B29.082,280
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
2.5011 of 5 stars
$15.78
-5.1%
$17.67
+12.0%
-35.1%$472.93M$1.20B-78.907,360

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This page (NYSE:LAD) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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