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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 94th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
RUSHA	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	$6.42B	77,820,277	89.16%	7.57%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CARS	CARSCOM INC	$671.84M	53,532,714	93.36%	6.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$3.38B	89,073,478	66.73%	33.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SDA	SUNCAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$76.61M	102,009,359	0.31%	0.94%
OPLN	OPENLANE INC	$4.33B	122,797,455	45.07%	54.93%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PAG	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$14.36B	65,662,873	11.97%	88.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DRVN	DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.12B	164,979,816	14.71%	85.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVNA	CARVANA CO	$81.10B	1,100,463,770	13.69%	10.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RDNW	RIDENOW GROUP INC	$240.70M	39,011,088	24.73%	75.27%	Net Selling
KMX	CARMAX INC	$8.52B	141,911,096	97.51%	2.49%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SAH	SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC	$2.51B	31,614,802	41.98%	58.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KWY	KINGSWAY CORP	$285.84M	28,931,000	41.06%	58.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BGSI	BOYD GROUP SERVICES INC	$2.56B	27,830,064	78.82%	0.00%
LAD	LITHIA MOTORS INC	$8.32B	21,983,116	85.44%	14.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACVA	ACV AUCTIONS INC	$1.35B	169,807,980	92.51%	7.49%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ABG	ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC	$3.78B	17,951,917	53.85%	46.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GPI	GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC	$3.14B	11,922,225	85.86%	14.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AN	AUTONATION INC	$6.89B	33,060,806	29.53%	70.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CTNT	CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC	$4.85M	2,959,391	0.88%	99.12%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CWH	CAMPING WORLD HOLDINGS INC	$674.52M	103,294,916	62.34%	17.89%	Net Selling
UCAR	U POWER LTD	$18.31M	23,181,676	12.13%	9.53%	Net Buying
AZI	AUTOZI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (GLOBAL) LTD	$3.24M	2,452,900	0.05%	2.50%
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$229.72M	64,892,337,575	0.00%	52.19%
CRMT	AMERICAS CARMART INC	$25.73M	8,327,329	58.78%	41.22%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CANG	CANGO INC	$81.05M	35,861,198	23.30%	76.70%
JZXN	JIUZI HOLDINGS INC	$728.12k	512,757	1.17%	0.00%
VRM	VROOM INC	$53.97M	5,234,356	20.12%	79.88%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KXIN	KAIXIN HOLDINGS	$8.00M	1,563,321	0.05%	99.95%
NXB	NEXTBOAT INC	$51.15M	24,355,000	1.11%	90.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling

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. Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA)

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

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 17 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24.

RUSHA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Enterprises has seen its stock return 39.86% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 77 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $87.00, an upside of 5.52% from Rush Enterprises's current stock price of $82.45.

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.

2. Carscom (NYSE:CARS)

Carscom (NYSE:CARS) 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 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 35, which is 11 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24.

CARS passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carscom has seen its stock lose -3.68% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 34 percentage points.

Carscom has an average 1 year price target of $14.83, an upside of 18.19% from Carscom's current stock price of $12.55.

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.

3. Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG)

Cargurus (NASDAQ:CARG) is the #3 top auto & truck dealership stock out of 29 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% 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 51, which is 27 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 24.

CARG passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cargurus has seen its stock return 18.19% over the past year, overperforming other auto & truck dealership stocks by 56 percentage points.

Cargurus has an average 1 year price target of $40.05, an upside of 5.56% from Cargurus's current stock price of $37.94.

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.

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 2.52%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.52%. 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 1.96%, which is the same as the auto & truck dealership industry average of 1.52%. 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 1.52%. 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 down?

Auto & truck dealership stocks were down -0.5% in the last day, and down -0.94% over the last week.

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

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 57, which is 34 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock has dropped -13.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 24 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 48 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Group 1 Automotive's stock has dropped -42.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by -5 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the auto & truck dealership industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carscom's stock has dropped -3.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto & truck dealership industry by 34 percentage points.

Are auto & truck dealership stocks a good buy now?

47.37% of auto & truck dealership stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto & truck dealership stocks to rise by 19.84% over the next year.

0% of auto & truck dealership stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of auto & truck dealership stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.23% are rated C (Hold), 19.23% are rated D (Sell), and 3.85% 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 22.86x.

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