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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
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Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated C and is the 70th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
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CARS
CARSCOM INC
36
57
43
33
10
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DRVN
DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC
11
14
0
11
20
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RUSHA
RUSH ENTERPRISES INC
51
71
71
0
30
80
CARG
CARGURUS INC
60
71
71
56
40
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ABG
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
31
43
29
11
40
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What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)


Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is the #1 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 30 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 Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 8 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

CARS passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carscom has seen its stock lose -40.96% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -32 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $17.70, an upside of 63.74% from Carscom's current stock price of $10.81.

Carscom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Carscom, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN)


Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN) is the #2 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 30 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 Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Driven Brands Holdings (NASDAQ:DRVN) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -17 points lower than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates DRVN as a "B".

DRVN passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Driven Brands Holdings has seen its stock lose -13.88% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -5 percentage points.

Driven Brands Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.25, an upside of 57.06% from Driven Brands Holdings's current stock price of $13.53.

Driven Brands Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Driven Brands Holdings, 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.

3. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)


Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is the #3 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 30 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 Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 23 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 lose -16.75% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -8 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 13.38% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $48.51.

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.

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 5.31%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 2.3%. 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 -50.5% indicates that its high 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 3.32%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 2.3%. 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 35.1% 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 2.39%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 2.3%. 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 37.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -2.01% in the last day, and down -2.9% 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. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)


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 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 -40.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -32 percentage points.

2. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)


Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) 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.

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 dropped -15.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -7 percentage points.

3. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)


Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) 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.

Group 1 Automotive 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.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -3.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 5 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

60% 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 30.05% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.19% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% 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 39.91x.
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