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Best Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top auto & truck dealership stocks in 2022 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 60, which is 21 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 39. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Enterprises has seen its stock lose -1.92% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 23 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $61.00, an upside of 32.72% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $45.96.

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

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) is the second best auto & truck dealership stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 18 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 39. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lithia Motors has seen its stock lose -31.93% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -7 percentage points.

Lithia Motors has an average 1 year price target of $380.20, an upside of 79.89% from Lithia Motors's current stock price of $211.35.

Lithia Motors stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Lithia Motors, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lazydays Holdings (NASDAQ:LAZY) is the third best auto & truck dealership stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 16 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 39. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lazydays Holdings has seen its stock lose -39.89% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -15 percentage points.

Lazydays Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 47.29% from Lazydays Holdings's current stock price of $12.90.

Lazydays Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Lazydays Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 5 auto & truck dealership stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto & truck dealership stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.95%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.45%. Sonic Automotive's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times 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 8.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) has an annual dividend yield of 1.94%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.45%. 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 10.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.7%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.45%. Rush Enterprises's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Rush Enterprises's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rush Enterprises's dividend payout ratio of 9.3% 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:

Lazydays Holdings (NASDAQ:LAZY) is the most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Lazydays Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 36 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 35. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lazydays Holdings's stock has dropped -39.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -15 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is the second most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rush Enterprises has a valuation score of 57, which is 22 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rush Enterprises's stock has dropped -1.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 23 percentage points.

Americas Carmart (NASDAQ:CRMT) is the third most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Americas Carmart has a valuation score of 57, which is 22 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Americas Carmart's stock has dropped -47.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -23 percentage points.