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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.

Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

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Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated D and is the 99th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$704.94M	$724.44M	$155.72M	$27.04M	$0.43	0.90%	5.56%	-36.76%	48.27%	2026-08-06
OPLN	OPENLANE INC	$4.27B	$2.00B	$428.00M	$178.40M	-$0.78	10.10%	13.75%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-04
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.28B	$925.38M	$233.55M	$149.09M	$1.55	16.48%	10.37%	307.89%	15.02%	2026-08-06
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$78.96M	$517.86M	$12.60M	$188.00k	$0.00	12.85%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.47B	$1.83B	$428.55M	$189.49M	$1.15	6.55%	11.69%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-04
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$1.43B	$781.10M	-$5.07M	-$62.22M	-$0.36	15.86%	27.13%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-10
RDNW	RIDENOW GROUP INC	$250.82M	$1.10B	$12.50M	-$47.00M	-$1.24	-4.18%	23.87%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-10
KMX	CARMAX INC	$8.36B	$26.35B	$835.07M	$222.54M	$1.59	-1.64%	2.39%	-56.20%	-26.13%	2026-09-29
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$3.31B	$15.19B	$495.10M	$108.90M	$3.22	4.82%	8.20%	-55.22%	-7.60%	2026-07-30
AN	AUTONATION INC	$7.37B	$27.49B	$1.55B	$679.00M	$18.70	1.94%	4.92%	9.55%	13.66%	2026-07-31
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$6.13B	$7.27B	$638.09M	$264.91M	$3.41	-6.63%	9.20%	-8.09%	15.49%
BGSI	BOYD GROUP SERVICES INC	$3.14B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$4.17B	$22.47B	$867.10M	$327.30M	$26.39	7.17%	15.65%	-26.24%	6.26%	2026-07-30
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$14.47B	$32.07B	$1.69B	$925.60M	$14.03	-0.94%	8.62%	-7.39%	10.91%	2026-07-29
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$4.49B	$17.96B	$1.11B	$547.70M	$28.36	4.83%	18.41%	34.54%	10.73%
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$72.47B	$22.52B	-$574.00M	$1.44B	$2.07	51.72%	27.31%	235.39%	N/A	2026-07-29
KWY	KINGSWAY CORP	$268.05M	$145.61M	$1.98M	-$11.27M	-$0.40	30.51%	16.33%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$5.59M	$901.44k	-$2.67M	-$3.51M	-$182.53	4.97%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-03
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$646.76M	$6.31B	$489.30M	-$93.92M	-$1.49	2.61%	1.09%	N/A	N/A	2026-07-29
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$23.18M	$41.13M	-$56.51M	-$68.72M	-$150.00	-7.15%	94.86%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-21
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$8.17B	$37.73B	$1.89B	$710.50M	$28.72	2.51%	20.80%	-9.11%	3.96%	2026-07-29
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$278.39M	$563.48M	N/A	-$47.71M	$0.00	100.45%	40.72%	-100.00%	N/A	2026-09-29
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$27.15M	$1.28B	-$25.28M	-$139.15M	-$16.79	-7.87%	7.09%	N/A	N/A	2026-09-03
CANG	CANGO INC	$60.96M	$642.54M	N/A	-$853.98M	-$35.90	185.52%	9.39%	N/A	N/A	2026-09-03
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$681.97k	$9.05M	-$22.44M	-$22.76M	-$114.81	9,187.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXB	NEXTBOAT INC	$47.98M	$122.47M	-$2.77M	-$5.63M	-$0.24	7.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-13
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$8.44M	$129.00k	-$52.60M	-$53.91M	-$363.00	N/A	-36.06%	N/A	N/A
VRM	VROOM INC	$36.80M	$48.12M	-$58.35M	-$66.33M	-$12.78	-31.25%	-50.21%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$3.09M	$72.47M	N/A	-$25.13M	-$53.08	-53.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

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 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 -5.9% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 26 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $14.67, an upside of 16.31% from Carscom's current stock price of $12.61.

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.

2. Openlane (NYSE:OPLN)

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: A, 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 62.92% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 95 percentage points.

Openlane has an average 1 year price target of $42.50, an upside of 5.35% from Openlane's current stock price of $40.34.

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.

3. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) 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 Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 20 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24.

CARG passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock return 8.39% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 40 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $37.94, an upside of 4.18% from Cargurus's current stock price of $36.42.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Cargurus, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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. Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG)

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.51%, 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 38.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.48%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.48%. 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 46.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has an annual dividend yield of 0.96%, which is -1 percentage points lower than 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 22% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks up?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were up 3.53% in the last day, and up 8.94% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why auto & truck dealership stocks are up.

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 29, which is 8 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -5.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 26 percentage points.

2. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)

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 50 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -17.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 14 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 43, which is 22 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 5.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 37 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

40% 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 9.22% 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), 52% are rated C (Hold), 24% are rated D (Sell), and 4% 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 22.27x.

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Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

1. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

2. Openlane (NYSE:OPLN)

3. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

1. Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG)

2. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

3. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

1. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

2. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)

3. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

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