SAH Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

AutoNation has a net margin of 1.93% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 2.62%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 24.38% beat AutoNation's return on equity of 28.77%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $72.44, signalling downside risk potential of -18.2%. On the other hand AutoNation has an analysts' consensus of $207.09 which suggests that it could grow by 1.32%. Given that AutoNation has higher upside potential than Sonic Automotive, analysts believe AutoNation is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

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

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.59%. AutoNation offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Sonic Automotive pays 18.89% of its earnings as a dividend. AutoNation pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues are $3.7B, which are smaller than AutoNation quarterly revenues of $6.7B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $70.6M is lower than AutoNation's net income of $175.5M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 12.13x while AutoNation's PE ratio is 12.09x. 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 Sonic Automotive is 0.21x versus 0.30x for AutoNation. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Carvana has a net margin of 1.93% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 5.1%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 24.38% beat Carvana's return on equity of 61.46%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $72.44, signalling downside risk potential of -18.2%. On the other hand Carvana has an analysts' consensus of $322.92 which suggests that it could fall by -8.27%. Given that Sonic Automotive has more downside risk than Carvana, analysts believe Carvana is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.042, which suggesting that the stock is 4.188% more 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%.

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.59%. Carvana offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Sonic Automotive pays 18.89% of its earnings as a dividend. Carvana pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Sonic Automotive's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues are $3.7B, which are smaller than Carvana quarterly revenues of $4.2B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $70.6M is lower than Carvana's net income of $216M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 12.13x while Carvana's PE ratio is 123.52x. 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 Sonic Automotive is 0.21x versus 3.24x for Carvana. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lithia Motors has a net margin of 1.93% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 2.28%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 24.38% beat Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.88%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $72.44, signalling downside risk potential of -18.2%. On the other hand Lithia Motors has an analysts' consensus of $393.16 which suggests that it could grow by 18.7%. Given that Lithia Motors has higher upside potential than Sonic Automotive, analysts believe Lithia Motors is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.042, which suggesting that the stock is 4.188% more 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%.

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.59%. Lithia Motors offers a yield of 0.65% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share. Sonic Automotive pays 18.89% of its earnings as a dividend. Lithia Motors pays out 7.05% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues are $3.7B, which are smaller than Lithia Motors quarterly revenues of $9.2B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $70.6M is lower than Lithia Motors's net income of $209.5M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 12.13x while Lithia Motors's PE ratio is 10.44x. 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 Sonic Automotive is 0.21x versus 0.24x for Lithia Motors. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 1.93% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 3.21%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 24.38% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.44%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $72.44, signalling downside risk potential of -18.2%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group has an analysts' consensus of $169.54 which suggests that it could fall by -3.32%. Given that Sonic Automotive has more downside risk than Penske Automotive Group, analysts believe Penske Automotive Group is more attractive than Sonic Automotive.

Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.042, which suggesting that the stock is 4.188% more 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%.

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.59%. Penske Automotive Group offers a yield of 2.7% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share. Sonic Automotive pays 18.89% of its earnings as a dividend. Penske Automotive Group pays out 29.86% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Sonic Automotive quarterly revenues are $3.7B, which are smaller than Penske Automotive Group quarterly revenues of $7.6B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $70.6M is lower than Penske Automotive Group's net income of $244.3M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 12.13x while Penske Automotive Group's PE ratio is 12.35x. 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 Sonic Automotive is 0.21x versus 0.38x for Penske Automotive Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.