Penske Automotive Group (PAG) Competitors $162.27 -3.81 (-2.29%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$162.10 -0.17 (-0.10%) As of 05:33 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 PAG vs. KMX, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, SAH, AAP, CRMT, MNRO, and ORLYShould you be buying Penske Automotive Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penske Automotive Group include CarMax (KMX), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), Monro (MNRO), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Penske Automotive Group vs. CarMax Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts America's Car-Mart Monro O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media favor PAG or KMX? In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 8 more articles in the media than CarMax. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 23 mentions for CarMax. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.99 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penske Automotive Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAG or KMX? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PAG or KMX more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.02% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.05% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penske Automotive Group3.02% 18.05% 5.50% CarMax 1.77%7.49%1.69% Do analysts recommend PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group currently has a consensus price target of $167.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.33%. CarMax has a consensus price target of $87.73, suggesting a potential upside of 35.10%. Given CarMax's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CarMax is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50CarMax 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has higher earnings & valuation, PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. Penske Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarMax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPenske Automotive Group$30.61B0.35$918.90M$14.2011.49CarMax$26.35B0.38$479.20M$3.2120.23 Which has more volatility and risk, PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAG or KMX? CarMax received 358 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.27% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 60.17% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35560.17% Underperform Votes23539.83% CarMaxOutperform Votes71363.27% Underperform Votes41436.73% SummaryPenske Automotive Group beats CarMax on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Penske Automotive Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAG 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PAG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPenske Automotive GroupAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.80B$9.12B$25.11B$19.57BDividend Yield2.98%1.42%169.79%3.84%P/E Ratio11.8724.3824.5334.73Price / Sales0.352.703.9835.66Price / Cash10.4119.0319.4117.51Price / Book2.084.786.214.75Net Income$918.90M$310.64M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.42%0.28%0.03%-0.01%1 Month Performance7.87%4.04%12.98%11.33%1 Year Performance5.34%1.78%8.20%4.69% Penske Automotive Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAGPenske Automotive Group3.81 of 5 stars$162.27-2.3%$167.00+2.9%+6.9%$10.74B$30.61B11.8026,500News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionKMXCarMax4.6505 of 5 stars$69.03+4.4%$87.73+27.1%-8.0%$10.54B$26.35B23.4032,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLADLithia Motors4.649 of 5 stars$321.78+5.3%$361.20+12.3%+19.3%$8.38B$36.80B10.8421,900Positive NewsANAutoNation4.1646 of 5 stars$188.73+5.0%$200.75+6.4%+9.7%$7.12B$26.97B11.1423,600Positive NewsGap UpGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6645 of 5 stars$443.49+3.1%$449.86+1.4%+41.2%$5.74B$20.97B12.0715,500ABGAsbury Automotive Group3.0092 of 5 stars$236.02+4.9%$258.50+9.5%-3.1%$4.64B$17.14B10.9713,000Positive NewsSAHSonic Automotive3.4761 of 5 stars$68.25+5.2%$69.83+2.3%+19.7%$2.32B$14.49B11.0410,300News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3441 of 5 stars$33.37+8.1%$45.13+35.2%-53.0%$2.00B$9.09B45.7267,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.9605 of 5 stars$52.89+7.3%$50.00-5.5%-21.1%$436.98M$1.39B-64.502,100Positive NewsMNROMonro3.4703 of 5 stars$13.07+7.0%$17.33+32.6%-48.8%$391.43M$1.21B20.428,750Upcoming EarningsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.7619 of 5 stars$1,339.61-1.5%$1,414.56+5.6%+39.3%$76.68B$16.87B32.9587,700Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CarMax Alternatives Lithia Motors Alternatives AutoNation Alternatives Group 1 Automotive Alternatives Asbury Automotive Group Alternatives Sonic Automotive Alternatives Advance Auto Parts Alternatives America's Car-Mart Alternatives Monro Alternatives O'Reilly Automotive Alternatives 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:PAG) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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