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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.

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:

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is the #1 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 29 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 36, which is 12 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24.

CARS passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carscom has seen its stock lose -7.93% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 24 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $14.67, an upside of 23.77% from Carscom's current stock price of $11.85.

Carscom stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Carscom, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) is the #2 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 29 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 Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -7 points lower than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPLN as a "B".

OPLN passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Openlane has seen its stock return 61.36% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 93 percentage points.

Openlane has an average 1 year price target of $42.50, an upside of 6.89% from Openlane's current stock price of $39.76.

Openlane stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Openlane, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN) is the #3 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 29 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 Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 16 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24.

DRVN passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Driven Brands Holdings has seen its stock lose -15.56% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 16 percentage points.

Driven Brands Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $16.17, an upside of 13.29% from Driven Brands Holdings's current stock price of $14.27.

Driven Brands Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Driven Brands Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% 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 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 2.54%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.54%. 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.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.69%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.54%. 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.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has an annual dividend yield of 0.95%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.54%. 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% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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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:

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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.

Carscom has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -7.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 24 percentage points.

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 49 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -30.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 1 percentage points.

Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) 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.

Asbury Automotive Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 4.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 36 percentage points.

45% of auto & truck dealership stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto & truck dealership stocks to rise by 16.84% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 56% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 4% are rated F (Strong Sell).