AN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Carvana has a net margin of 2.58% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 2.23%. AutoNation's return on equity of 29.88% beat Carvana's return on equity of 97.13%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $207.55, signalling upside risk potential of 24.8%. On the other hand Carvana has an analysts' consensus of $254.81 which suggests that it could grow by 25.11%. Given that Carvana has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Carvana is more attractive than AutoNation.

AutoNation has a beta of 1.151, which suggesting that the stock is 15.069% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Carvana has a beta of 3.608, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 260.789%.

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 $7.2B, which are larger than Carvana quarterly revenues of $3.5B. AutoNation's net income of $186.1M is higher than Carvana's net income of $79M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.82x while Carvana's PE ratio is 129.72x. 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 0.25x versus 2.29x for Carvana. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lithia Motors has a net margin of 2.58% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 2.36%. AutoNation's return on equity of 29.88% beat Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.36%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $207.55, signalling upside risk potential of 24.8%. On the other hand Lithia Motors has an analysts' consensus of $427.63 which suggests that it could grow by 46.19%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than AutoNation.

AutoNation has a beta of 1.151, which suggesting that the stock is 15.069% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.609, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 60.889%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Lithia Motors offers a yield of 0.73% 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 $7.2B, which are smaller than Lithia Motors quarterly revenues of $9.2B. AutoNation's net income of $186.1M is lower than Lithia Motors's net income of $216.2M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.82x while Lithia Motors's PE ratio is 9.86x. 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 is 0.25x versus 0.22x for Lithia Motors. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.58% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 3.06%. AutoNation's return on equity of 29.88% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.34%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $207.55, signalling upside risk potential of 24.8%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group has an analysts' consensus of $172.82 which suggests that it could grow by 16.12%. 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 1.151, which suggesting that the stock is 15.069% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.034, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 3.403%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Penske Automotive Group offers a yield of 2.98% 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 $7.2B, which are smaller than Penske Automotive Group quarterly revenues of $7.7B. AutoNation's net income of $186.1M is lower than Penske Automotive Group's net income of $236.4M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.82x while Penske Automotive Group's PE ratio is 10.82x. 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 0.25x versus 0.33x for Penske Automotive Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Sonic Automotive has a net margin of 2.58% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 1.5%. AutoNation's return on equity of 29.88% beat Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 22.42%.

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $207.55, signalling upside risk potential of 24.8%. On the other hand Sonic Automotive has an analysts' consensus of $77.33 which suggests that it could grow by 30.06%. Given that Sonic Automotive has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Sonic Automotive is more attractive than AutoNation.

AutoNation has a beta of 1.151, which suggesting that the stock is 15.069% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.427, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 42.707%.

AutoNation has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Sonic Automotive offers a yield of 2.19% 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 $7.2B, which are larger than Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues of $3.9B. AutoNation's net income of $186.1M is higher than Sonic Automotive's net income of $58.6M. Notably, AutoNation's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.82x while Sonic Automotive's PE ratio is 9.62x. 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 0.25x versus 0.15x for Sonic Automotive. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.