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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 A and is the 19th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Zen Rating	Value	Growth	Momentum	Sentiment	Safety	Financials	AI	1w Zen Rating	1m Zen Rating	3m Zen Rating	1y Zen Rating
CARG	CARGURUS INC	A	B	A	C	B	D	A	C	A	A	A	–
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	A	B	B	C	C	C	C	C	A	B	B	–
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	B	C	B	C	C	B	C	C	B	C	B	–
KAR	OPENLANE INC	B	C	B	C	B	B	C	C	B	B	C	–
CVNA	CARVANA CO	B	C	A	C	B	C	B	C	B	B	B	–

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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 18.93% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -7 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, an upside of 23.46% from Cargurus's current stock price of $30.78.

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 32.25% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 7 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $74.20, a downside of -1.19% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $75.09.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 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.

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 -19.68% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -45 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 2.86%, 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 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 2.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.48%. 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. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.45%, 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 14.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -2.82% in the last day, and down -2.35% 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 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 dropped -0.37% 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 -49.76% 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 26.13% 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?

41.18% 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 8.05% 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 52.83x.

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