LAD Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

AutoNation has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Lithia Motors's net margin of 2.82%. Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.55% beat AutoNation's return on equity of 32.05%.

Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $397.40, signalling upside risk potential of 15.19%. On the other hand AutoNation has an analysts' consensus of $197.64 which suggests that it could grow by 14.25%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than AutoNation.

Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.674, which suggesting that the stock is 67.445% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison AutoNation has a beta of 1.258, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 25.816%.

Lithia Motors has a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.61%. AutoNation offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Lithia Motors pays 5.28% of its earnings as a dividend. AutoNation pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Lithia Motors's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Lithia Motors quarterly revenues are $9.2B, which are larger than AutoNation quarterly revenues of $6.6B. Lithia Motors's net income of $209.1M is higher than AutoNation's net income of $185.8M. Notably, Lithia Motors's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.77x while AutoNation's PE ratio is 9.98x. 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 Lithia Motors is 0.27x versus 0.27x for AutoNation. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Lithia Motors's net margin of 2.98%. Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.55% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 17.91%.

Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $397.40, signalling upside risk potential of 15.19%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group has an analysts' consensus of $171.25 which suggests that it could grow by 14.76%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than Penske Automotive Group, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than Penske Automotive Group.

Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.674, which suggesting that the stock is 67.445% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.199, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 19.858%.

Lithia Motors has a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.61%. Penske Automotive Group offers a yield of 2.74% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.19 per share. Lithia Motors pays 5.28% of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group pays out 17.96% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Lithia Motors quarterly revenues are $9.2B, which are larger than Penske Automotive Group quarterly revenues of $7.6B. Lithia Motors's net income of $209.1M is lower than Penske Automotive Group's net income of $226.1M. Notably, Lithia Motors's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.77x while Penske Automotive Group's PE ratio is 11.43x. 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 Lithia Motors is 0.27x versus 0.33x for Penske Automotive Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Rush Enterprises has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Lithia Motors's net margin of 4.17%. Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.55% beat Rush Enterprises's return on equity of 15.54%.

Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $397.40, signalling upside risk potential of 15.19%. On the other hand Rush Enterprises has an analysts' consensus of $69.50 which suggests that it could grow by 25.34%. Given that Rush Enterprises has higher upside potential than Lithia Motors, analysts believe Rush Enterprises is more attractive than Lithia Motors.

Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.674, which suggesting that the stock is 67.445% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Rush Enterprises has a beta of 1.026, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.621%.

Lithia Motors has a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.61%. Rush Enterprises offers a yield of 1.26% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share. Lithia Motors pays 5.28% of its earnings as a dividend. Rush Enterprises pays out 14.58% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Lithia Motors quarterly revenues are $9.2B, which are larger than Rush Enterprises quarterly revenues of $1.9B. Lithia Motors's net income of $209.1M is higher than Rush Enterprises's net income of $79.1M. Notably, Lithia Motors's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.77x while Rush Enterprises's PE ratio is 14.71x. 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 Lithia Motors is 0.27x versus 0.58x for Rush Enterprises. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Sonic Automotive has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Lithia Motors's net margin of 2.13%. Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.55% beat Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 21.25%.

Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $397.40, signalling upside risk potential of 15.19%. On the other hand Sonic Automotive has an analysts' consensus of $67.56 which suggests that it could grow by 6.15%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than Sonic Automotive, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.674, which suggesting that the stock is 67.445% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.670, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 67.03%.

Lithia Motors has a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.61%. Sonic Automotive offers a yield of 1.96% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share. Lithia Motors pays 5.28% of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive pays out 22.45% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Lithia Motors quarterly revenues are $9.2B, which are larger than Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues of $3.5B. Lithia Motors's net income of $209.1M is higher than Sonic Automotive's net income of $74.2M. Notably, Lithia Motors's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.77x while Sonic Automotive's PE ratio is 11.32x. 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 Lithia Motors is 0.27x versus 0.16x for Sonic Automotive. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.