AN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Carvana has a net margin of 2.62% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 5.1%. AutoNation's return on equity of 28.77% beat Carvana's return on equity of 61.46%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $205.00, signalling upside risk potential of 0.49%. On the other hand Carvana has an analysts' consensus of $301.87 which suggests that it could fall by -12.09%. Given that AutoNation has higher upside potential than Carvana, analysts believe AutoNation is more attractive than Carvana.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.994, which suggesting that the stock is 0.553% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Carvana has a beta of 3.589, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 258.942%.

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

AutoNation quarterly revenues are $6.7B, which are larger than Carvana quarterly revenues of $4.2B. AutoNation's net income of $175.5M is lower than Carvana's net income of $216M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 12.53x while Carvana's PE ratio is 120.49x. 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 is 0.32x versus 3.16x for Carvana. 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 $205.00, signalling upside risk potential of 0.49%. On the other hand Lithia Motors has an analysts' consensus of $389.41 which suggests that it could grow by 10.66%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than AutoNation.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.994, which suggesting that the stock is 0.553% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.459, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 45.904%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Lithia Motors offers a yield of 0.61% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.55 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 12.53x while Lithia Motors's PE ratio is 11.09x. 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 0.32x versus 0.26x 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 $205.00, signalling upside risk potential of 0.49%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group has an analysts' consensus of $173.48 which suggests that it could fall by -4.94%. 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 0.994, which suggesting that the stock is 0.553% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.907, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.251%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Penske Automotive Group offers a yield of 2.6% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.26 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 12.53x while Penske Automotive Group's PE ratio is 12.85x. 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 0.32x versus 0.40x 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 $205.00, signalling upside risk potential of 0.49%. On the other hand Sonic Automotive has an analysts' consensus of $72.10 which suggests that it could fall by -16.57%. Given that AutoNation has higher upside potential than Sonic Automotive, analysts believe AutoNation is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

AutoNation has a beta of 0.994, which suggesting that the stock is 0.553% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.042, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 4.188%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Sonic Automotive offers a yield of 1.56% 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 12.53x while Sonic Automotive's PE ratio is 12.31x. 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 is 0.32x versus 0.21x for Sonic Automotive. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.