SAH Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

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

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $77.33, signalling upside risk potential of 28.72%. On the other hand AutoNation has an analysts' consensus of $207.55 which suggests that it could grow by 23.67%. Given that Sonic Automotive has higher upside potential than AutoNation, analysts believe Sonic Automotive is more attractive than AutoNation.

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

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.16%. 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 $3.9B, which are smaller than AutoNation quarterly revenues of $7.2B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $58.6M is lower than AutoNation's net income of $186.1M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.72x while AutoNation's PE ratio is 9.91x. 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 0.15x versus 0.26x for AutoNation. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Carvana has a net margin of 1.5% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 2.23%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 22.42% beat Carvana's return on equity of 97.13%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $77.33, signalling upside risk potential of 28.72%. On the other hand Carvana has an analysts' consensus of $254.81 which suggests that it could grow by 23.57%. Given that Sonic Automotive has higher upside potential than Carvana, analysts believe Sonic Automotive is more attractive than Carvana.

Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.427, which suggesting that the stock is 42.707% 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%.

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.16%. 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 $3.9B, which are larger than Carvana quarterly revenues of $3.5B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $58.6M is lower than Carvana's net income of $79M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.72x while Carvana's PE ratio is 131.34x. 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 0.15x versus 2.32x for Carvana. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lithia Motors has a net margin of 1.5% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 2.36%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 22.42% beat Lithia Motors's return on equity of 12.36%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $77.33, signalling upside risk potential of 28.72%. On the other hand Lithia Motors has an analysts' consensus of $427.63 which suggests that it could grow by 46.66%. 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 1.427, which suggesting that the stock is 42.707% 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%.

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.16%. Lithia Motors offers a yield of 0.73% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.53 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 $3.9B, which are smaller than Lithia Motors quarterly revenues of $9.2B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $58.6M is lower than Lithia Motors's net income of $216.2M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.72x while Lithia Motors's PE ratio is 9.82x. 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 Sonic Automotive is 0.15x versus 0.22x for Lithia Motors. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 1.5% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 3.06%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 22.42% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.34%.

Sonic Automotive has a consensus price target of $77.33, signalling upside risk potential of 28.72%. On the other hand Penske Automotive Group has an analysts' consensus of $172.82 which suggests that it could grow by 13.97%. Given that Sonic Automotive has higher upside potential than Penske Automotive Group, analysts believe Sonic Automotive is more attractive than Penske Automotive Group.

Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.427, which suggesting that the stock is 42.707% 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%.

Sonic Automotive has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.16%. Penske Automotive Group offers a yield of 2.93% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22 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 $3.9B, which are smaller than Penske Automotive Group quarterly revenues of $7.7B. Sonic Automotive's net income of $58.6M is lower than Penske Automotive Group's net income of $236.4M. Notably, Sonic Automotive's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.72x while Penske Automotive Group's PE ratio is 11.03x. 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 0.15x versus 0.33x for Penske Automotive Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.