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Penske Automotive Group (PAG) Competitors

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$169.64 -1.64 (-0.96%)
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PAG vs. ABG, AN, BC, GPI, LAD, SAH, KMX, AAP, MNRO, and CRMT

Should you be buying Penske Automotive Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penske Automotive Group include Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Brunswick (BC), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Lithia Motors (LAD), Sonic Automotive (SAH), CarMax (KMX), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), and America's Car-Mart (CRMT).

Penske Automotive Group vs. Its Competitors

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.4% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 17.43% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Asbury Automotive Group3.13% 15.41% 5.38%
Penske Automotive Group 3.13%17.43%5.50%

Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penske 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$17.26B0.28$430.30M$27.389.10
Penske Automotive Group$30.46B0.37$918.90M$14.3711.81

In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 5 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 9 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.43 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Penske Automotive Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Asbury Automotive Group presently has a consensus price target of $251.14, suggesting a potential upside of 0.77%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $185.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.15%. Given Penske Automotive Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Penske Automotive Group 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Penske Automotive Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Penske Automotive Group beats Asbury Automotive Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PAG vs. The Competition

MetricPenske Automotive GroupRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.20B$4.51B$27.24B$21.83B
Dividend Yield3.12%1.52%172.46%3.61%
P/E Ratio11.8113.4318.9132.47
Price / Sales0.370.498.8385.68
Price / Cash10.5110.7062.8524.48
Price / Book2.171.675.104.60
Net Income$918.90M$375.51M$914.86M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.85%-0.32%-0.26%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-2.58%-6.08%-2.88%-0.62%
1 Year Performance11.68%5.88%6.37%10.38%

Penske Automotive Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
4.3505 of 5 stars
$169.64
-1.0%
$185.17
+9.2%
+12.8%$11.20B$30.46B11.8128,900Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
2.8902 of 5 stars
$246.38
+1.1%
$251.14
+1.9%
+9.6%$4.79B$17.19B9.0015,000Upcoming Earnings
AN
AutoNation
3.7666 of 5 stars
$216.60
+0.9%
$225.63
+4.2%
+33.3%$8.10B$26.77B13.5725,100Upcoming Earnings
BC
Brunswick
4.0589 of 5 stars
$63.41
-0.8%
$67.62
+6.6%
-20.3%$4.18B$5.24B102.2815,000Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.7151 of 5 stars
$445.47
+2.6%
$478.00
+7.3%
+28.8%$5.62B$19.93B12.2820,413Upcoming Earnings
LAD
Lithia Motors
4.7209 of 5 stars
$309.26
-0.8%
$381.00
+23.2%
+2.1%$7.99B$36.24B9.1730,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
SAH
Sonic Automotive
4.2619 of 5 stars
$75.96
+1.5%
$83.71
+10.2%
+41.5%$2.56B$14.22B16.8810,800Upcoming Earnings
KMX
CarMax
4.5091 of 5 stars
$43.07
+0.4%
$51.75
+20.2%
-37.8%$6.30B$26.35B12.6330,048Analyst Revision
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
2.8677 of 5 stars
$52.92
-1.5%
$52.51
-0.8%
+35.2%$3.22B$9.09B-8.3162,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
1.4804 of 5 stars
$17.86
+2.5%
$17.33
-2.9%
-33.1%$522.23M$1.20B-26.667,360News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
3.6039 of 5 stars
$26.86
+8.0%
$45.00
+67.5%
-32.0%$205.88M$1.39B17.332,300

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This page (NYSE:PAG) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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