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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 Forecast Dividends

Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated C and is the 62nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.39B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KAR	OPENLANE INC	$2.79B	N/A	0.00%	$0.1900	N/A	N/A	1
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$662.83M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$2.15B	2.27%	37.30%	$0.3800	$1.43	49%	0	2025-12-15	2026-01-15
AN	AUTONATION INC	$7.17B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$4.61B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$77.00B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$1.29B	3.99%	-210.40%	$0.1250	$0.51	75%	3
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.44B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$3.92B	1.45%	14.60%	$0.1900	$0.73	33%	0
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$7.81B	0.67%	6.20%	$0.5500	$2.16	14%	0	2025-11-07	2025-11-21
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$1.54B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$5.11B	0.49%	6.90%	$0.5000	$1.97	9%	0
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$10.62B	3.10%	33.00%	$1.3200	$4.99	64%	0	2025-11-14	2025-12-02
CANG	CANGO INC	$426.04M	N/A	N/A	$0.2500	N/A	N/A	0
KFS	KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$412.89M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$187.34M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$482.44M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KMX	CARMAX INC	$6.24B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$10.32M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$3.04M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$8.40M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GORV	LAZYDAYS HOLDINGS INC	$7.99M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VRM	VROOM INC	$119.07M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$4.33M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RDNW	RIDENOW GROUP INC	$130.90M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$214.22M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$10.52M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 29.

CARG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock return 9% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 2 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $39.78, an upside of 16.04% from Cargurus's current stock price of $34.28.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Cargurus, 11.11% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 55.56% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Openlane (NYSE:KAR)

Openlane (NYSE:KAR) 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 Openlane (NYSE:KAR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Openlane (NYSE:KAR) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 11 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 29.

KAR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Openlane has seen its stock return 60.93% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 54 percentage points.

Openlane has an average 1 year price target of $29.50, an upside of 12.25% from Openlane's current stock price of $26.28.

Openlane stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Openlane, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is the #3 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 28 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% 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 32, which is 3 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 29.

CARS passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carscom has seen its stock lose -34.9% over the past year, underperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by -42 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $18.75, an upside of 77.89% from Carscom's current stock price of $10.54.

Carscom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Carscom, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 3.99%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 2%. 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 -210.4% 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 3.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 2%. 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 33% 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 2.27%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 2%. 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 -0.43% in the last day, and down -3.63% over the last week. Camping World Holdings was the among the top losers in the auto & truck dealerships industry, dropping -24.79% yesterday.

Camping World Holdings shares are trading lower. The company reported Q3 financial results.

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 43, which is 13 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 2.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -5 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 43, which is 13 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -34.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -42 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 27 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has gained 13.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 7 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 19.75% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.53% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 84.21% are rated C (Hold), 5.26% 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 47.99x.

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