AN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Carvana Co. has a net margin of 2.48% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 16.97%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 26.64% beat Carvana Co.'s return on equity of 76.29%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $241.27, signalling upside risk potential of 23.26%. On the other hand Carvana Co. has an analysts' consensus of $428.50 which suggests that it could grow by 35.49%. Given that Carvana Co. has higher upside potential than AutoNation, Inc., analysts believe Carvana Co. is more attractive than AutoNation, Inc..

AutoNation, Inc. has a beta of 0.886, which suggesting that the stock is 11.445% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Carvana Co. has a beta of 3.596, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 259.646%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Carvana Co. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. AutoNation, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Carvana Co. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

AutoNation, Inc. quarterly revenues are $6.9B, which are larger than Carvana Co. quarterly revenues of $5.6B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $172.1M is lower than Carvana Co.'s net income of $951M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Carvana Co.'s PE ratio is 32.31x. 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 0.27x versus 2.56x for Carvana Co.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lithia Motors, Inc. has a net margin of 2.48% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 1.5%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 26.64% beat Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on equity of 12.19%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $241.27, signalling upside risk potential of 23.26%. On the other hand Lithia Motors, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $389.60 which suggests that it could grow by 42.55%. 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 0.886, which suggesting that the stock is 11.445% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lithia Motors, Inc. has a beta of 1.205, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 20.474%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Lithia Motors, Inc. offers a yield of 0.8% 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 6.76% 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 $6.9B, which are smaller than Lithia Motors, Inc. quarterly revenues of $9.2B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $172.1M is higher than Lithia Motors, Inc.'s net income of $137.9M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Lithia Motors, Inc.'s PE ratio is 8.50x. 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 0.27x versus 0.18x for Lithia Motors, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has a net margin of 2.48% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 2.4%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 26.64% beat Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 16.14%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $241.27, signalling upside risk potential of 23.26%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $181.67 which suggests that it could grow by 14.38%. 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 0.886, which suggesting that the stock is 11.445% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has a beta of 0.904, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.636%.

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 3.38% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share. AutoNation, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. pays out 36.66% 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 $6.9B, which are smaller than Penske Automotive Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $7.8B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $172.1M is lower than Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s net income of $186.7M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 11.77x. 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 0.27x versus 0.34x for Penske Automotive Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Sonic Automotive, Inc. has a net margin of 2.48% compared to AutoNation, Inc.'s net margin of 1.21%. AutoNation, Inc.'s return on equity of 26.64% beat Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s return on equity of 11.16%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a consensus price target of $241.27, signalling upside risk potential of 23.26%. On the other hand Sonic Automotive, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $76.73 which suggests that it could grow by 19.63%. Given that AutoNation, Inc. has higher upside potential than Sonic Automotive, Inc., analysts believe AutoNation, Inc. is more attractive than Sonic Automotive, Inc..

AutoNation, Inc. has a beta of 0.886, which suggesting that the stock is 11.445% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sonic Automotive, Inc. has a beta of 0.911, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 8.898%.

AutoNation, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Sonic Automotive, Inc. offers a yield of 2.28% 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 42.68% 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 $6.9B, which are larger than Sonic Automotive, Inc. quarterly revenues of $3.9B. AutoNation, Inc.'s net income of $172.1M is higher than Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s net income of $46.9M. Notably, AutoNation, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s PE ratio is 18.86x. 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 0.27x versus 0.15x for Sonic Automotive, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.