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Best Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top auto & truck dealership stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated A and is the 21st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$2.74B	104,415,811	67.43%	32.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$1.96B	33,722,044	43.02%	56.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$41.74B	213,166,351	54.19%	45.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$383.52M	8,261,869	59.14%	40.86%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$4.25B	19,645,447	57.10%	42.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.58B	163,836,640	12.59%	87.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AN	AUTONATION INC	$6.39B	39,056,586	31.76%	68.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$723.39M	63,847,460	92.35%	4.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$5.12B	13,244,315	88.00%	12.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$10.08B	66,749,222	10.49%	89.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$3.94B	79,246,571	88.05%	7.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CANG	CANGO INC	$403.71M	207,565,336	4.30%	0.00%
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$1.23B	102,008,386	62.11%	17.53%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KAR	OPENLANE INC	$1.95B	106,910,777	51.33%	48.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$7.46B	26,286,746	87.89%	12.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$739.65M	56,418,967,059	0.00%	0.00%
RMBL	RUMBLEON INC	$88.42M	37,787,799	29.11%	70.89%	Net Buying
KMX	CARMAX INC	$9.52B	152,684,225	97.78%	2.22%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$2.35B	168,765,167	94.07%	5.93%	Net Selling	Net Buying
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$75.54M	11,011,389	1.25%	0.00%
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$274.83M	98,505,058	0.30%	0.97%
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$5.76M	5,489,162	0.06%	99.94%
KFS	KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$218.37M	27,537,151	41.68%	58.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GORV	LAZYDAYS HOLDINGS INC	$22.58M	110,125,758	56.29%	43.71%	Net Buying	Net Selling
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$7.98M	3,168,544	0.05%	0.00%
VRM	VROOM INC	$199.55M	5,163,109	0.59%	99.41%	Net Buying
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$3.66M	2,672,011	0.13%	99.87%	Net Selling
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$104.46M	104,981,200	0.17%	0.00%

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now are:

1. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) is the #1 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 28 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

CARG passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock return 15.95% over the past year.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $38.15, an upside of 45.39% from Cargurus's current stock price of $26.24.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Cargurus, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is the #2 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 28 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 23 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

SAH passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonic Automotive has seen its stock return 17.85% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 2 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $81.00, an upside of 39.25% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $58.17.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA)

Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) is the #3 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 28 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 11 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

CVNA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carvana Co has seen its stock return 174.12% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 158 percentage points.

Carvana Co has an average 1 year price target of $264.06, an upside of 34.84% from Carvana Co's current stock price of $195.83.

Carvana Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Carvana Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.75% have issued a Buy, 31.25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the auto & truck dealership stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 6 auto & truck dealership stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto & truck dealership stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH)

Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.19%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.99%. Camping World Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Camping World Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Camping World Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -62.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG)

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.94%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.99%. Penske Automotive Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Penske Automotive Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Penske Automotive Group's dividend payout ratio of 23.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.23%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.99%. Sonic Automotive's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Sonic Automotive's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sonic Automotive's dividend payout ratio of 19.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -2.09% in the last day, and down -2.38% over the last week. Carvana Co was the among the top losers in the auto & truck dealerships industry, dropping -7.37% yesterday.

Carvana shares are trading higher after Piper Sandler raised its price target from $225 to $230 and maintained an Overweight rating.

What are the most undervalued auto & truck dealership stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued auto & truck dealership stocks right now are:

1. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is the most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Carscom has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -31.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -48 percentage points.

2. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) is the second most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Asbury Automotive Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -0.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -16 percentage points.

3. Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) is the third most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Lithia Motors has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lithia Motors's stock has gained 8.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -7 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of auto & truck dealership stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto & truck dealership stocks to rise by 26.69% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.78% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.52% are rated C (Hold), 8.7% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the auto & truck dealerships industry?

The average P/E ratio of the auto & truck dealerships industry is 54.54x.

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