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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Auto & Truck Dealerships is Zen Rated D and is the 88th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.26B	89,073,478	0.09%	46.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$5.94B	77,820,277	0.09%	7.57%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$639.18M	53,532,714	0.10%	7.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OPLN	OPENLANE INC	$4.31B	122,797,455	0.08%	99.92%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$14.25B	65,662,873	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.06B	164,979,816	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$2.52B	31,614,802	0.05%	62.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$81.48B	1,100,463,770	0.07%	10.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RDNW	RIDENOW GROUP INC	$221.19M	39,011,088	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling
KMX	CARMAX INC	$8.81B	141,911,096	0.10%	2.75%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KWY	KINGSWAY CORP	$296.25M	28,931,000	0.04%	63.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$8.14B	21,983,116	0.11%	19.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BGSI	BOYD GROUP SERVICES INC	$2.39B	27,836,435	0.07%	0.00%
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$1.22B	169,807,980	0.10%	7.92%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$4.71M	3,159,391	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$3.80B	17,951,917	0.11%	93.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$3.15B	11,922,225	0.10%	15.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AN	AUTONATION INC	$6.62B	33,060,806	0.04%	99.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$674.52M	103,294,916	0.06%	17.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$225.83M	64,892,337,575	0.00%	52.19%
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$19.82M	8,327,329	0.07%	57.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$3.24M	2,452,900	0.00%	2.50%
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$599.93k	512,757	0.01%	0.00%
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$70.49M	102,009,359	0.00%	0.94%
VRM	VROOM INC	$48.05M	5,234,356	0.02%	99.98%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NXB	NEXTBOAT INC	$54.56M	25,142,895	0.00%	88.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$2.24M	1,563,321	0.00%	100.00%
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$14.05M	23,181,676	0.00%	9.53%	Net Buying

Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto & truck dealership stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. 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 +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 55, which is 28 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27.

CARG passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock return 6.34% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 46 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $40.60, an upside of 11.05% from Cargurus's current stock price of $36.56.

Cargurus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Cargurus, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27.

RUSHA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Enterprises has seen its stock return 31.75% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 71 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $89.33, an upside of 17.13% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $76.27.

Rush Enterprises stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Rush Enterprises, 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.

3. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Carscom (NYSE:CARS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 12 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27.

CARS passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carscom has seen its stock lose -8.44% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 31 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $12.80, an upside of 7.2% from Carscom's current stock price of $11.94.

Carscom stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Carscom, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 2.6%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.55%. 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 38.8% 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 1.95%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.55%. 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 24.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)

Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.8%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.55%. Group 1 Automotive's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Group 1 Automotive's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Group 1 Automotive's dividend payout ratio of 8.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto & truck dealership stocks up?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were up 0.11% in the last day, and down -0.26% 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. 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 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.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -17.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 21 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 44 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -44.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -6 percentage points.

3. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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.

Carscom 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.

Carscom's stock has dropped -8.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 31 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

42.11% of auto & truck dealership stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto & truck dealership stocks to rise by 21.89% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.04% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.57% are rated C (Hold), 8.7% are rated D (Sell), and 8.7% 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 26.02x.

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Auto & Truck Dealership Stocks FAQ

1. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

2. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

3. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

1. Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG)

2. Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH)

3. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)

1. Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

2. Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI)

3. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

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