AN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Lithia Motors, Inc. has a net margin of 3.06% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 2.26%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 27.15% beat Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on equity of 13.35%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $238.45, signalling upside risk potential of 10.84%. On the other hand Lithia Motors, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $394.13 which suggests that it could grow by 20.99%. Given that Lithia Motors, Inc. has higher upside potential than AutoNation, Inc., analysts believe Lithia Motors, Inc. is more attractive than AutoNation, Inc..

AutoNation, Inc. has a beta of 0.893, which suggesting that the stock is 10.739% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lithia Motors, Inc. has a beta of 1.182, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 18.244%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Lithia Motors, Inc. offers a yield of 0.67% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share. AutoNation, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Lithia Motors, Inc. pays out 7.06% of its earnings as a dividend. Lithia Motors, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation, Inc. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are smaller than Lithia Motors, Inc. quarterly revenues of $9.7B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $215.1M is lower than Lithia Motors, Inc.'s net income of $218.6M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 12.66x while Lithia Motors, Inc.'s PE ratio is 9.42x. 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, Inc. is 0.30x versus 0.23x for Lithia Motors, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has a net margin of 3.06% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 2.77%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 27.15% beat Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 17.38%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $238.45, signalling upside risk potential of 10.84%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $179.13 which suggests that it could grow by 9.78%. Given that AutoNation, Inc. has higher upside potential than Penske Automotive Group, Inc., analysts believe AutoNation, Inc. is more attractive than Penske Automotive Group, Inc..

AutoNation, Inc. has a beta of 0.893, which suggesting that the stock is 10.739% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has a beta of 0.923, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 7.653%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. offers a yield of 3.18% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.38 per share. AutoNation, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. pays out 29.77% of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation, Inc. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are smaller than Penske Automotive Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $7.7B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $215.1M is higher than Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s net income of $213.5M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 12.66x while Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 11.49x. 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, Inc. is 0.30x versus 0.35x for Penske Automotive Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Sonic Automotive, Inc. has a net margin of 3.06% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 1.18%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 27.15% beat Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s return on equity of 12.38%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $238.45, signalling upside risk potential of 10.84%. On the other hand Sonic Automotive, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $78.10 which suggests that it could grow by 21.59%. Given that Sonic Automotive, Inc. has higher upside potential than AutoNation, Inc., analysts believe Sonic Automotive, Inc. is more attractive than AutoNation, Inc..

AutoNation, Inc. has a beta of 0.893, which suggesting that the stock is 10.739% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sonic Automotive, Inc. has a beta of 0.900, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.956%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Sonic Automotive, Inc. offers a yield of 2.23% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share. AutoNation, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive, Inc. pays out 20.26% of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation, Inc. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are larger than Sonic Automotive, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $215.1M is higher than Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s net income of $46.8M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 12.66x while Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s PE ratio is 17.35x. 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, Inc. is 0.30x versus 0.15x for Sonic Automotive, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Tractor Supply Co. has a net margin of 3.06% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 6.97%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 27.15% beat Tractor Supply Co.'s return on equity of 46.58%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $238.45, signalling upside risk potential of 10.84%. On the other hand Tractor Supply Co. has an analysts' consensus of $63.74 which suggests that it could grow by 17.89%. Given that Tractor Supply Co. has higher upside potential than AutoNation, Inc., analysts believe Tractor Supply Co. is more attractive than AutoNation, Inc..

AutoNation, Inc. has a beta of 0.893, which suggesting that the stock is 10.739% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Tractor Supply Co. has a beta of 0.723, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 27.659%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Tractor Supply Co. offers a yield of 1.7% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. AutoNation, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Tractor Supply Co. pays out 43.13% of its earnings as a dividend. Tractor Supply Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

AutoNation, Inc. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are larger than Tractor Supply Co. quarterly revenues of $3.7B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $215.1M is lower than Tractor Supply Co.'s net income of $259.3M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 12.66x while Tractor Supply Co.'s PE ratio is 26.10x. 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, Inc. is 0.30x versus 1.87x for Tractor Supply Co.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.