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NYSE:LAD

Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors

$241.97
+5.73 (+2.43%)
(As of 05/26/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$235.62
$242.91
50-Day Range
$207.13
$241.97
52-Week Range
$180.00
$314.83
Volume
220,399 shs
Average Volume
289,191 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.66 billion
P/E Ratio
5.93
Dividend Yield
0.83%
Price Target
$300.56

LAD vs. AN, ABG, GPI, PAG, KMX, CASY, RUSHB, RUSHA, CVNA, and KAR

Should you be buying Lithia Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithia Motors include AutoNation (AN), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), Casey's General Stores (CASY), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Carvana (CVNA), and OPENLANE (KAR). These companies are all part of the "automotive dealers & gasoline service stations" industry.

Lithia Motors vs.

AutoNation (NYSE:AN) and Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) 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, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Lithia Motors received 111 more outperform votes than AutoNation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.60% of users gave Lithia Motors an outperform vote while only 56.99% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AutoNationOutperform Votes
363
56.99%
Underperform Votes
274
43.01%
Lithia MotorsOutperform Votes
474
69.60%
Underperform Votes
207
30.40%

AutoNation presently has a consensus target price of $153.14, indicating a potential upside of 11.53%. Lithia Motors has a consensus target price of $300.56, indicating a potential upside of 24.21%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithia Motors is more favorable than AutoNation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AutoNation
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Lithia Motors
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

AutoNation has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AutoNation has a net margin of 4.90% compared to Lithia Motors' net margin of 3.99%. AutoNation's return on equity of 61.01% beat Lithia Motors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AutoNation 4.90% 61.01% 13.48%
Lithia Motors 3.99% 22.34% 7.77%

86.3% of AutoNation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Lithia Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of AutoNation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Lithia Motors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, AutoNation had 3 more articles in the media than Lithia Motors. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AutoNation and 3 mentions for Lithia Motors. Lithia Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat AutoNation's score of 0.43 indicating that Lithia Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AutoNation
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lithia Motors
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AutoNation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lithia Motors. AutoNation 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
AutoNation$26.99 billion0.23$1.38 billion$24.585.59
Lithia Motors$28.23 billion0.24$1.25 billion$40.825.93

Summary

Lithia Motors beats AutoNation on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.


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 MotorsAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.66B$4.41B$17.31B$14.48B
Dividend Yield0.83%2.19%171.35%4.10%
P/E Ratio5.9311.1431.9818.07
Price / Sales0.240.819.348.94
Price / Cash4.459.0737.2023.00
Price / Book1.222.467.869.08
Net Income$1.25B$255.28M$526.63M$897.96M
7 Day Performance6.91%1.96%-1.41%1.43%
1 Month Performance9.54%1.19%-2.34%-1.75%
1 Year Performance-20.95%-12.82%-6.84%-10.31%

Lithia Motors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AN
AutoNation
1.8085 of 5 stars
$136.98
+2.2%
$153.14
+11.8%
+12.4%$6.25B$26.99B5.5723,600
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
1.4905 of 5 stars
$206.40
+1.0%
$239.00
+15.8%
+14.9%$4.40B$15.10B4.8413,000Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
1.7731 of 5 stars
$225.33
+1.9%
$253.00
+12.3%
+23.5%$3.19B$16.22B4.8715,491
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
1.4047 of 5 stars
$142.65
+1.1%
$140.00
-1.9%
+21.4%$9.84B$27.81B7.9041,500Analyst Downgrade
KMX
CarMax
1.7234 of 5 stars
$71.98
-0.3%
$65.40
-9.1%
-27.7%$11.38B$29.68B23.7630,621
CASY
Casey's General Stores
2.6824 of 5 stars
$227.22
-1.0%
$260.50
+14.6%
+9.7%$8.47B$12.95B18.8942,481Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
RUSHB
Rush Enterprises
1.1757 of 5 stars
$58.93
+0.6%
N/A+19.8%$3.20B$7.10B8.606,307News Coverage
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
2.2733 of 5 stars
$53.48
+1.5%
$62.50
+16.9%
+3.6%$2.90B$7.10B7.817,418
CVNA
Carvana
1.9177 of 5 stars
$11.91
+3.8%
$31.05
+160.7%
-65.3%$2.25B$13.60B-0.8416,600
KAR
OPENLANE
2.3437 of 5 stars
$15.46
+0.7%
$19.00
+22.9%
-5.9%$1.69B$1.52B11.714,500

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This page (NYSE:LAD) was last updated on 5/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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