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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 25 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Enterprises has seen its stock return 32.66% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 108 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $58.00, an upside of 20.93% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $47.96.

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 54, which is 24 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 30. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonic Automotive has seen its stock lose -10.27% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 65 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $51.75, an upside of 7.68% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $48.06.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) is the third best auto & truck dealership stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lithia Motors has seen its stock return 14.97% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 90 percentage points.

Lithia Motors has an average 1 year price target of $328.88, an upside of 26.32% from Lithia Motors's current stock price of $260.35.

Lithia Motors stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Lithia Motors, 37.5% 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 12.5% 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:

Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.53%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.98%. 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 214.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.46%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.98%. 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 22.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.06%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.98%. 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 19.6% 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 43 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rush Enterprises's stock has gained 32.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 108 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is the second most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sonic Automotive 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.

Sonic Automotive's stock has dropped -10.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 65 percentage points.

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) is the third most undervalued auto & truck dealership stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. 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 gained 1.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 77 percentage points.