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Best Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top auto & truck dealership stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the auto & truck dealerships industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now are:

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is the top auto & truck dealership stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 30 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 25. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Enterprises has seen its stock return 21.14% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 41 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, an upside of 24.07% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $48.36.

Rush Enterprises stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rush Enterprises, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is the second best auto & truck dealership stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 21 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonic Automotive has seen its stock return 9.97% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 30 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $67.67, an upside of 17.25% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $57.71.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) is the third best auto & truck dealership stock with a Zen Score of 44, which is 19 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lithia Motors has seen its stock lose -9.13% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 11 percentage points.

Lithia Motors has an average 1 year price target of $313.38, an upside of 13.57% from Lithia Motors's current stock price of $275.94.

Lithia Motors stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Lithia Motors, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.55%. 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 24.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.55%. 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 -172.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.06%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.55%. 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 21.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued auto & truck dealership stocks right now are:

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is the most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rush Enterprises has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rush Enterprises's stock has gained 21.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 41 percentage points.

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) is the second most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Asbury Automotive Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -1.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 19 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is the third most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sonic Automotive has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sonic Automotive's stock has gained 9.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 30 percentage points.