AN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Group 1 Automotive has a net margin of 2.62% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 2.33%. AutoNation's return on equity of 28.77% beat Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 16.4%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $200.92, signalling upside risk potential of 14.27%. On the other hand Group 1 Automotive has an analysts' consensus of $463.50 which suggests that it could grow by 12.55%. Given that AutoNation has higher upside potential than Group 1 Automotive, analysts believe AutoNation is more attractive than Group 1 Automotive.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.995, which suggesting that the stock is 0.452% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 0.939, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 6.147%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Group 1 Automotive offers a yield of 0.46% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. AutoNation pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Group 1 Automotive pays out 5.06% of its earnings as a dividend. Group 1 Automotive's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation quarterly revenues are $6.7B, which are larger than Group 1 Automotive quarterly revenues of $5.5B. AutoNation's net income of $175.5M is higher than Group 1 Automotive's net income of $128.1M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.40x while Group 1 Automotive's PE ratio is 11.59x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for AutoNation is 0.26x versus 0.26x for Group 1 Automotive. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lithia Motors has a net margin of 2.62% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 2.28%. AutoNation's return on equity of 28.77% beat Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.88%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $200.92, signalling upside risk potential of 14.27%. On the other hand Lithia Motors has an analysts' consensus of $388.36 which suggests that it could grow by 30.13%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than AutoNation.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.995, which suggesting that the stock is 0.452% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.483, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 48.303%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Lithia Motors offers a yield of 0.71% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share. AutoNation pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Lithia Motors pays out 7.05% of its earnings as a dividend. Lithia Motors's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation quarterly revenues are $6.7B, which are smaller than Lithia Motors quarterly revenues of $9.2B. AutoNation's net income of $175.5M is lower than Lithia Motors's net income of $209.5M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.40x while Lithia Motors's PE ratio is 9.41x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for AutoNation is 0.26x versus 0.22x for Lithia Motors. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.62% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 3.21%. AutoNation's return on equity of 28.77% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.44%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $200.92, signalling upside risk potential of 14.27%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group has an analysts' consensus of $172.03 which suggests that it could grow by 10.12%. Given that AutoNation has higher upside potential than Penske Automotive Group, analysts believe AutoNation is more attractive than Penske Automotive Group.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.995, which suggesting that the stock is 0.452% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.902, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.817%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Penske Automotive Group offers a yield of 2.84% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share. AutoNation pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group pays out 29.86% of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation quarterly revenues are $6.7B, which are smaller than Penske Automotive Group quarterly revenues of $7.6B. AutoNation's net income of $175.5M is lower than Penske Automotive Group's net income of $244.3M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.40x while Penske Automotive Group's PE ratio is 11.00x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for AutoNation is 0.26x versus 0.34x for Penske Automotive Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Sonic Automotive has a net margin of 2.62% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 1.93%. AutoNation's return on equity of 28.77% beat Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 24.38%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $200.92, signalling upside risk potential of 14.27%. On the other hand Sonic Automotive has an analysts' consensus of $70.40 which suggests that it could grow by 12.21%. Given that AutoNation has higher upside potential than Sonic Automotive, analysts believe AutoNation is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.995, which suggesting that the stock is 0.452% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.041, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 4.12%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Sonic Automotive offers a yield of 2.07% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share. AutoNation pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive pays out 18.89% of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation quarterly revenues are $6.7B, which are larger than Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues of $3.7B. AutoNation's net income of $175.5M is higher than Sonic Automotive's net income of $70.6M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.40x while Sonic Automotive's PE ratio is 8.94x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for AutoNation is 0.26x versus 0.15x for Sonic Automotive. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.