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Best Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top auto & truck dealership stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
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Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated C and is the 78th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Sep 2026?

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. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)


Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

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

CARS passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carscom has seen its stock lose -18.03% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 35 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $12.80, an upside of 14.9% from Carscom's current stock price of $11.14.

Carscom stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Carscom, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)


Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 27 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

CARG passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock lose -11.61% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 41 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $40.60, an upside of 22.25% from Cargurus's current stock price of $33.21.

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, 30% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)


Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is the #3 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 28 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 21 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

RUSHA passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Enterprises has seen its stock return 28.44% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 81 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $59.56, an upside of 21.74% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $48.92.

Rush Enterprises stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Rush Enterprises, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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. Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG)


Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.65%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.48%. 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 38.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)


Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.48%. 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 24.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)


Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.06%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.48%. 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 22.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -2.07% in the last day, and down -9.73% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why auto & truck dealership stocks are down.

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. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)


Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) 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.

Asbury Automotive Group 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.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -25.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 28 percentage points.

2. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)


Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) 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.

Group 1 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.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -46.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)


Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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.

Carscom 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.

Carscom's stock has dropped -18.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 35 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

42.11% of auto & truck dealership stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto & truck dealership stocks to rise by 34.15% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.53% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 78.95% are rated C (Hold), 10.53% 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 22.75x.
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