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$183.20 -0.92 (-0.50%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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PAG vs. ABG, AN, BC, GPI, LAD, SAH, KMX, AAP, CRMT, and MNRO

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

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

Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% 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$17.14B0.30$430.30M$21.0112.51
Penske Automotive Group$30.46B0.40$918.90M$14.2012.90

In the previous week, Asbury Automotive Group and Asbury Automotive Group both had 5 articles in the media. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.18 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Penske Automotive Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Asbury Automotive Group currently has a consensus price target of $263.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.28%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $172.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.11%. Given Asbury Automotive Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Asbury Automotive Group is more favorable than Penske 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
Penske Automotive Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held 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 has a net margin of 3.10% compared to Asbury Automotive Group's net margin of 2.42%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 17.80% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Asbury Automotive Group2.42% 15.41% 5.19%
Penske Automotive Group 3.10%17.80%5.51%

Summary

Penske Automotive Group beats Asbury Automotive Group on 11 of the 15 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 PAG 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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PAG vs. The Competition

MetricPenske Automotive GroupRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.18B$4.86B$26.22B$20.74B
Dividend Yield2.74%1.34%175.53%3.71%
P/E Ratio12.9014.8429.0427.84
Price / Sales0.400.528.3242.35
Price / Cash11.4213.6249.4622.63
Price / Book2.341.825.724.57
Net Income$918.90M$375.51M$869.96M$989.30M
7 Day Performance0.35%0.21%0.70%0.20%
1 Month Performance9.61%9.88%5.91%3.95%
1 Year Performance18.06%18.44%21.04%10.27%

Penske Automotive Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
3.5001 of 5 stars
$183.20
-0.5%
$172.00
-6.1%
+20.0%$12.18B$30.46B12.9028,900News Coverage
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
2.0645 of 5 stars
$238.17
-2.4%
$263.50
+10.6%
+8.0%$4.68B$17.19B11.3415,000News Coverage
Positive News
AN
AutoNation
3.6225 of 5 stars
$198.53
-0.2%
$205.75
+3.6%
+24.9%$7.48B$26.97B11.7525,100Analyst Forecast
BC
Brunswick
4.7119 of 5 stars
$55.29
-0.5%
$70.00
+26.6%
-20.3%$3.63B$5.24B45.6915,000News Coverage
Positive News
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.4258 of 5 stars
$436.60
-0.5%
$473.00
+8.3%
+62.5%$5.65B$20.97B12.2620,413News Coverage
Positive News
LAD
Lithia Motors
4.76 of 5 stars
$337.99
+0.7%
$379.40
+12.3%
+35.4%$8.80B$36.24B10.6530,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SAH
Sonic Automotive
4.01 of 5 stars
$79.95
-0.8%
$74.71
-6.5%
+60.1%$2.72B$14.22B11.3910,800
KMX
CarMax
4.7457 of 5 stars
$67.26
+1.0%
$85.10
+26.5%
-19.2%$10.09B$26.35B18.5830,048
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
2.7632 of 5 stars
$46.47
-0.1%
$46.25
-0.5%
+1.5%$2.78B$9.09B-7.9262,800Options Volume
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
2.6101 of 5 stars
$56.04
+0.6%
$50.00
-10.8%
-8.9%$462.89M$1.39B26.812,280Analyst Upgrade
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
1.9733 of 5 stars
$14.91
+1.6%
$17.67
+18.5%
-29.2%$446.85M$1.20B-74.557,360Positive News
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This page (NYSE:PAG) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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