Both in Retail Trade

AutoNation vs Lithia Motors

Over the past year AN returned −10.0% and LAD returned −3.1%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.74.

AN −10.0% LAD −3.1%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricANLAD
Price$178.51$298.77
Market cap$5.71B$6.46B
Today−3.98%−3.52%
1 month+10.4%−1.4%
6 months−11.8%+4.3%
Year to date−13.5%−10.1%
1 year−10.7%−4.9%
Revenue growth (YoY)−0.4%+2.8%
Gross margin17.2%15.0%
Net margin2.3%2.9%
P/E (TTM)7.9×8.2×
Price / sales0.2×0.2×
Net cash-$6.88B-$15.88B
Dividend yield—0.94%
Volatility (60d)42.8%44.1%
Short % of float12.7%8.0%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).