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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 29th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
CARG
CARGURUS INC
$2.92B4.10%2.60%3.37%4.50%0.524.2082.60%2.30%2.76%
CVNA
CARVANA CO
$52.09B31.30%2.80%11.99%7.40%5.643.6421.00%1.50%6.27%
SAH
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
$2.06B23.80%4.20%15.37%7.60%4.391.0915.30%1.70%3.45%
CARS
CARSCOM INC
$743.18M9.70%4.30%9.45%13.90%1.171.8382.70%6.70%13.08%
CRMT
AMERICAS CARMART INC
$391.78M1.50%0.50%N/A3.60%1.88N/A47.50%0.60%5.91%
AN
AUTONATION INC
$6.57B28.80%5.20%17.34%13.50%4.550.7717.80%2.50%4.79%
DRVN
DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC
$2.71B-34.20%-5.10%-3.33%-2.30%7.661.5246.40%-12.50%-6.87%
RUSHA
RUSH ENTERPRISES INC
$4.04B14.90%6.60%15.81%11.20%1.151.4519.60%3.90%6.01%
PAG
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
$10.39B18.20%5.50%14.78%10.00%2.210.9116.50%3.00%4.97%
CANG
CANGO INC
$420.32M7.60%6.10%7.30%10.00%0.461.8921.80%37.30%37.51%
CWH
CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC
$1.23B-24.20%-0.80%5.83%3.10%13.411.3529.90%-0.60%3.04%
GPI
GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
$5.22B16.20%5.00%14.11%10.70%2.301.0016.20%2.30%4.29%
KAR
OPENLANE INC
$1.98B8.30%2.40%14.74%41.80%2.441.1146.50%6.10%16.95%
ABG
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
$4.29B12.00%4.00%10.77%9.50%1.821.2517.10%2.40%4.78%
UXIN
UXIN LTD
$793.81MN/A-104.00%-20.28%-8.00%-6.250.446.20%-130.10%-14.69%
RMBL
RUMBLEON INC
$95.60M-102.70%-9.30%-3.41%-1.70%19.581.1526.00%-6.50%-1.22%
LAD
LITHIA MOTORS INC
$7.62B12.90%3.60%9.83%6.60%2.471.1815.30%2.30%4.51%
KMX
CARMAX INC
$9.87B8.10%1.80%3.08%1.80%3.392.3111.00%1.90%2.95%
VRM
VROOM INC
$198.37M-842.80%-14.40%N/A-8.30%-35.47N/A100.00%-337.30%-323.64%
SDA
SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$269.90M-491.00%-29.20%-68.12%-41.70%15.181.2548.80%-15.50%-13.87%
JZXN
JIUZI HOLDINGS INC
$25.22M-935.10%-537.40%-701.22%-1,041.90%0.264.835.10%-4,223.40%-4,215.70%
ACVA
ACV AUCTIONS INC
$2.48B-17.60%-7.80%-12.40%-44.70%1.241.5652.20%-12.50%-11.73%
KFS
KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$238.20M-60.40%-4.90%N/A-3.30%20.01N/A43.00%-8.60%-4.23%
AZI
AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD
$137.53M-36.00%158.80%23.90%37.50%-1.690.371.00%26.00%-6.73%
GORV
LAZYDAYS HOLDINGS INC
$23.24M-188.20%-22.80%-33.72%-12.90%6.540.9318.50%-19.60%-11.49%
UCAR
U POWER LTD
$8.11M-13.80%-9.70%-10.22%-12.80%0.242.1939.20%-126.80%-115.55%
CTNT
CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC
$3.98M-43.70%-35.50%-37.04%-48.90%0.2212.5039.20%-1,138.40%-1,177.86%
KXIN
KAIXIN HOLDINGS
$4.86M-139.50%-88.80%-266.47%516.70%0.870.33N/AN/AN/A

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in May 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: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 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 24.49% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 5 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $38.56, an upside of 37.92% from Cargurus's current stock price of $27.96.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Cargurus, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA)


Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) 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 Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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

CVNA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carvana Co has seen its stock return 194.68% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 175 percentage points.

Carvana Co has an average 1 year price target of $272.14, an upside of 11.37% from Carvana Co's current stock price of $244.35.

Carvana Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Carvana Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 21.43% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)


Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) 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 Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, 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 4.98% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -15 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $73.80, an upside of 21.54% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $60.72.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 4.19%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.94%. 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 -62.5% 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 2.85%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.94%. 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 23.4% 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 2.14%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.94%. 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 down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -0.45% in the last day, and up 2.24% over the last week. Camping World Holdings was the among the top losers in the auto & truck dealerships industry, dropping -14.35% yesterday.

Camping World Holdings shares are trading higher after JP Morgan upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight.

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 71, which is 44 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -30.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -50 percentage points.

2. Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD)


Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) 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.

Lithia Motors has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lithia Motors's stock has gained 15.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -5 percentage points.

3. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)


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 57, which is 30 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 3.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -16 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 18.33% over the next year.

4.35% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.39% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.91% are rated C (Hold), 4.35% 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 72.12x.
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