Both in Retail Trade

Lithia Motors vs AutoNation

Over the past year LAD returned +2.5% and AN returned −6.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.74.

LAD +2.5% AN −6.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricLADAN
Price$315.99$184.88
Market cap$6.83B$5.91B
Today+5.76%+3.57%
1 month+8.0%+16.9%
6 months+9.2%−9.7%
Year to date−4.9%−10.5%
1 year+2.5%−6.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+2.8%−0.4%
Gross margin15.0%17.2%
Net margin2.9%2.3%
P/E (TTM)8.7×8.2×
Price / sales0.2×0.2×
Net cash-$15.88B-$6.88B
Dividend yield0.89%—
Volatility (60d)45.8%43.4%
Short % of float8.0%12.7%
Next earnings——

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