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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 B and is the 32nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$2.71B	34,150,133	43.72%	56.28%	Net Selling
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.59B	98,846,625	67.54%	32.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAR	OPENLANE INC	$3.02B	106,303,637	51.64%	48.36%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$78.46B	215,203,442	56.21%	43.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$5.93B	12,939,665	87.20%	12.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$4.78B	19,660,638	55.12%	44.88%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AN	AUTONATION INC	$8.29B	37,706,017	31.39%	68.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$845.83M	62,886,695	92.24%	5.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.84B	164,279,951	13.19%	86.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$4.37B	77,817,021	90.89%	7.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KMX	CARMAX INC	$9.06B	150,072,152	97.69%	2.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$1.78B	102,115,612	62.18%	17.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$8.51B	25,636,451	87.17%	12.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RDNW	RIDENOW GROUP INC	$159.82M	38,052,422	27.42%	72.58%	Net Buying
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$1.73B	172,107,121	94.25%	5.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$272.00M	102,642,849	1.17%	0.93%
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$11.76B	66,044,372	10.93%	89.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$569.94M	58,275,586,722	0.00%	0.00%
CANG	CANGO INC	$488.12M	214,089,692	3.79%	0.00%
KFS	KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$414.04M	28,873,415	42.46%	57.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$278.89M	8,278,194	60.87%	39.13%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$22.30M	114,381,200	0.24%	0.00%
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$9.98M	12,428,267	0.07%	99.93%
GORV	LAZYDAYS HOLDINGS INC	$11.43M	3,735,655	55.03%	44.97%	Net Buying
VRM	VROOM INC	$142.36M	5,199,569	24.14%	75.86%	Net Buying
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$9.19M	4,419,856	0.65%	0.00%
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$11.23M	11,011,389	0.44%	0.00%
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$4.90M	2,672,011	0.43%	99.57%	Net Selling

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

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

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 28.

SAH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonic Automotive has seen its stock return 42.88% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 19 percentage points.

Sonic Automotive has an average 1 year price target of $79.86, an upside of 0.69% from Sonic Automotive's current stock price of $79.31.

Sonic Automotive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Sonic Automotive, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) 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 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 49, which is 21 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 25.15% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 1 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $37.90, an upside of 4.47% from Cargurus's current stock price of $36.28.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Cargurus, 10% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Openlane (NYSE:KAR)

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

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

KAR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Openlane has seen its stock return 72.83% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 49 percentage points.

Openlane has an average 1 year price target of $27.00, a downside of -5.03% from Openlane's current stock price of $28.43.

Openlane stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Openlane, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% 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 2.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.45%. 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.

2. Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH)

Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.18%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.45%. 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 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 1.32%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.45%. 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 29.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks up?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were up 0.04% in the last day, and down -3.26% over the last week. Lazydays Holdings was the among the top gainers in the auto & truck dealerships industry, gaining 24.9% yesterday.

Lazydays Holdings shares are trading higher after the company entered a letter of intent for Campers Inn RV to acquire substantially all of its assets.

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 14 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has gained 10.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -13 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 43, which is 14 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has gained 25.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 2 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 14 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lithia Motors's stock has gained 18.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -6 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

45% 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 6.86% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.05% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.19% are rated C (Hold), 4.76% 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 51.09x.

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