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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

Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated A and is the 19th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.11B	98,846,625	67.97%	32.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$2.62B	33,960,994	43.49%	56.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$412.10M	8,261,869	60.38%	39.62%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$5.69B	12,934,719	87.44%	12.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$62.11B	214,142,906	53.60%	46.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAR	OPENLANE INC	$2.45B	107,383,667	51.62%	48.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AN	AUTONATION INC	$7.28B	37,701,138	30.61%	69.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.80B	164,275,359	13.08%	86.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$3.92B	77,817,021	90.49%	7.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$2.69B	171,064,794	93.86%	6.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$1.94B	102,036,413	61.28%	17.59%	Net Selling
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$4.72B	19,659,160	55.65%	44.35%	Net Selling
VRM	VROOM INC	$151.18M	5,163,274	23.93%	76.07%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$266.87M	102,642,849	2.59%	0.93%
CANG	CANGO INC	$486.74M	207,565,336	3.86%	0.00%
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$11.32B	66,168,443	10.55%	89.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$658.42M	62,886,695	91.27%	5.13%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$8.64B	26,030,572	88.09%	11.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KMX	CARMAX INC	$10.05B	152,684,225	97.66%	2.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RMBL	RUMBLEON INC	$77.42M	37,859,028	28.38%	71.62%	Net Buying
KFS	KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$379.19M	27,537,151	40.51%	59.49%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$12.88M	11,011,389	0.15%	0.00%
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$704.55M	58,275,586,722	0.00%	0.00%
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$17.50M	4,419,856	2.32%	0.00%
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$3.61M	2,672,011	0.23%	99.77%	Net Selling
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$4.83M	5,489,162	0.08%	99.92%
GORV	LAZYDAYS HOLDINGS INC	$26.56M	110,225,760	56.49%	43.51%	Net Buying
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$32.23M	104,981,200	0.16%	0.00%

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) is the #1 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 28 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

CARG passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock return 23.36% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -4 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, an upside of 20.94% from Cargurus's current stock price of $31.42.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Cargurus, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 20 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

SAH passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonic Automotive has seen its stock return 33.92% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 6 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $77.50, an upside of 0.56% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $77.07.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Americas Carmart (NASDAQ:CRMT)

Americas Carmart (NASDAQ:CRMT) 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 Americas Carmart (NASDAQ:CRMT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Americas Carmart (NASDAQ:CRMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -6 points lower than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CRMT as a "B".

CRMT passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Americas Carmart has seen its stock lose -19.26% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -47 percentage points.

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 2.77%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.62%. 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 31.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH)

Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.66%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.62%. 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 -101% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.75%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.62%. 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 18.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks up?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were up 2.04% in the last day, and down -1.47% over the last week. Penske Automotive Group was the among the top gainers in the auto & truck dealerships industry, gaining 3.32% yesterday.

Penske Automotive Group shares are trading higher after B of A Securities maintained a Buy rating on the stock and raised its price target from $190 to $205.

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 57, which is 31 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 1.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -26 percentage points.

2. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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.

Carscom has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -47.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -75 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 17 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lithia Motors's stock has gained 29.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 1 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of auto & truck dealership stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto & truck dealership stocks to rise by 10.16% over the next year.

9.09% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.82% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.55% are rated C (Hold), 4.55% 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 50.86x.

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