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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 Forecast

Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated B and is the 45th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
KAR	OPENLANE INC	$3.01B	$28.35	$28.75	1.41%	Buy	4	1.86%	27.45%	10.81%	3.30%
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$2.60B	$76.14	$83.14	9.20%	Buy	7	2.01%	27.22%	27.12%	4.71%
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.74B	$37.88	$38.33	1.20%	Buy	9	5.43%	106.06%	121.94%	71.15%
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$80.86B	$375.72	$409.11	8.89%	Buy	18	23.21%	29.71%	N/A	N/A
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$777.28M	$12.36	$18.00	45.63%	Strong Buy	4	2.25%	50.11%	N/A	N/A
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$5.80B	$447.86	$475.20	6.10%	Strong Buy	5	2.82%	12.11%	20.42%	6.26%
AN	AUTONATION INC	$8.46B	$224.38	$215.29	-4.05%	Buy	7	1.55%	12.15%	N/A	N/A
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$1.68B	$16.42	$19.00	15.71%	Strong Buy	7	1.21%	N/A	28.31%	1.86%
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$4.02B	$51.70	$61.00	17.99%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	-13.75%	16.16%	7.47%
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.57B	$15.65	$22.20	41.85%	Strong Buy	5	1.04%	N/A	32.93%	5.71%
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$4.98B	$253.39	$251.60	-0.71%	Hold	5	5.32%	1.89%	N/A	N/A
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$1.74B	$10.12	$18.11	78.96%	Strong Buy	9	15.82%	N/A	35.67%	14.06%
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$8.23B	$320.96	$358.00	11.54%	Strong Buy	8	3.26%	7.22%	16.43%	4.75%
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$11.51B	$174.29	$184.33	5.76%	Strong Buy	6	1.57%	1.32%	18.43%	5.95%
CANG	CANGO INC	$507.39M	$4.74	$8.00	68.78%	Buy	1	64.81%	N/A	-27.11%	-15.86%
KFS	KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$424.44M	$14.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$253.23M	$30.59	$45.00	47.11%	Strong Buy	1	7.95%	85.14%	8.69%	3.05%
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$610.15M	$3.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KMX	CARMAX INC	$6.82B	$46.42	$64.92	39.85%	Buy	12	2.29%	8.90%	10.13%	2.32%
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$8.67M	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$5.08M	$1.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GORV	LAZYDAYS HOLDINGS INC	$10.01M	$2.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-492.80%	-64.26%
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$4.62M	$0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RDNW	RIDENOW GROUP INC	$164.39M	$4.32	$3.00	-30.56%	Hold	2	9.31%	N/A	-647.70%	4.27%
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$25.62M	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$243.26M	$2.37	$3.50	47.68%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	88.44%	11.13%
VRM	VROOM INC	$136.23M	$26.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	304.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$9.02M	$2.04	$5.00	145.10%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Openlane (NYSE:KAR)

Openlane (NYSE:KAR) 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 Openlane (NYSE:KAR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

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

KAR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Openlane has seen its stock return 76.64% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 59 percentage points.

Openlane has an average 1 year price target of $28.75, an upside of 1.41% from Openlane's current stock price of $28.35.

Openlane stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Openlane, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

SAH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonic Automotive has seen its stock return 37.31% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 19 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $83.14, an upside of 9.2% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $76.14.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

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

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 21 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 30.4% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 12 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $38.33, an upside of 1.2% from Cargurus's current stock price of $37.88.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Cargurus, 11.11% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 44.44% have issued a Buy, 44.44% 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 3.08%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.72%. 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 -210.4% 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 2.86%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.72%. 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 33% 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 1.88%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.72%. 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 29.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -0.63% in the last day, and up 1.95% 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 43, which is 15 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 13.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -5 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 43, which is 15 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has gained 23.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 5 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 43, which is 15 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lithia Motors's stock has gained 5.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -12 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

50% 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 8.23% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.79% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% are rated C (Hold), 15.79% 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 53.94x.

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