Asbury Automotive Competitors

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USD 203.06 1.05 0.52%

The company runs in the Specialty Retail sector. Within this analytical framework, Asbury Automotive Group is evaluated against Group 1, Rush Enterprises, Graphic Packaging, Meritage, and Brinker International and other selected peers. Working capital trends for Asbury Automotive relative to peers can flag liquidity risks before they show up in earnings.

Asbury Automotive vs Dorman Products Correlation Summary

Minimal diversification benefit

For the present investment horizon, the measured correlation between Asbury Automotive and Dorman Products stands at 0.92, or Minimal diversification benefit. Lower overlap tends to improve diversification, while higher overlap means both positions carry similar risk.

Moving together with Asbury Stock

0.92	EVGO	Evgo Inc	Pair Corr
0.94	CWH	Camping World Holdings Buyout Trend	Pair Corr
0.74	PAG	Penske Automotive Earnings Call This Week	Pair Corr

Moving Against Asbury Stock

0.65	MUSA	Murphy USA	Pair Corr
0.34	SAH	Sonic Automotive	Pair Corr

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Mean reversion analysis in Asbury Automotive's involves identifying price extremes that diverge materially from the historical norm. High prices relative to historical norms contrast with unusually low prices, where recovery expectations may emerge. Mean reversion in Asbury Automotive is distinct from trend following, which rides momentum rather than betting on reversals.

Sentiment

Range

Low	Sentiment	High
201.56	203.38	205.20

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Intrinsic

Valuation

Low	Intrinsic	High
182.75	453.57	455.39

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Asbury Automotive's financial and valuation profile is evaluated here relative to direct competitors. Asbury Automotive's multiples and operating metrics gain context when measured against direct competitors. Growth rates, profitability, and capital efficiency relative to peers frame Asbury Automotive's competitive position.

Asbury Automotive Competition Correlation Matrix

Reviewing how Asbury Automotive Group moves relative to competing stocks can show whether peer exposure is reducing portfolio risk or simply repeating the same market bet. The useful question is whether competitors are behaving like true alternatives or simply tracking the same sector move with different volatility.

	GPI	RUSHA	GPK	MTH	EAT	KBH	DOOO	GNTX	DORM
GPI		0.15	0.64	0.34	0.53	0.2	0.05	0.58	0.53	GPI
RUSHA	0.15		0.03	0.63	0.26	0.47	0.11	0.57	0.43	RUSHA
GPK	0.64	0.03		0.7	0.56	0.7	-0.07	0.77	0.86	GPK
MTH	0.34	0.63	0.7		0.52	0.95	0.0	0.92	0.91	MTH
EAT	0.53	0.26	0.56	0.52		0.34	0.08	0.6	0.65	EAT
KBH	0.2	0.47	0.7	0.95	0.34		-0.1	0.84	0.86	KBH
DOOO	0.05	0.11	-0.07	0.0	0.08	-0.1		-0.03	-0.03	DOOO
GNTX	0.58	0.57	0.77	0.92	0.6	0.84	-0.03		0.93	GNTX
DORM	0.53	0.43	0.86	0.91	0.65	0.86	-0.03	0.93		DORM
	GPI	RUSHA	GPK	MTH	EAT	KBH	DOOO	GNTX	DORM

High positive correlations

KBH	+ 0.95	MTH
DORM	+ 0.93	GNTX
GNTX	+ 0.92	MTH
DORM	+ 0.91	MTH
DORM	+ 0.86	GPK
DORM	+ 0.86	KBH

High negative correlations

DOOO	- 0.1	KBH
DOOO	- 0.07	GPK
DORM	- 0.03	DOOO
GNTX	- 0.03	DOOO
DOOO	- 0.0	MTH

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

Evaluating Asbury Stock requires separating price momentum from underlying operating strength versus competitors. Without risk-adjusted context, short-term returns may appear stronger than the volatility required to achieve them would suggest. These indicators are quantitative in nature and measure volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across different positions.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
GPI	1.43	-0.20	0.00	-0.25	0.00	0.00	3.11	-2.74	10.03
RUSHA	1.54	0.29	0.15	0.25	1.63	-1.70	4.15	-3.27	9.09
GPK	2.26	-0.70	0.00	-0.55	0.00	0.00	4.45	-4.81	17.60
MTH	1.74	-0.03	0.00	-0.02	0.00	0.00	4.39	-3.62	9.62
EAT	2.36	-0.17	0.00	-0.11	0.00	0.00	4.45	-4.70	11.86
KBH	1.59	-0.07	0.00	-0.06	0.00	0.00	3.99	-2.80	10.72
DOOO	1.79	-0.36	0.00	3.69	0.00	0.00	3.18	-4.32	7.50
GNTX	1.30	0.03	0.02	0.03	1.35	-1.55	3.69	-1.68	6.23
DORM	1.47	-0.17	0.00	-0.18	0.00	0.00	2.65	-3.24	12.07

Asbury Automotive Competitive Analysis

Sizing up Asbury Automotive against Group 1, Rush Enterprises, and Graphic Packaging reveals meaningful differences in scale and efficiency. At a 3.90 B valuation, Asbury Automotive brings in 18.00 B on the top line. The company converts revenue to profit at a 2.73% rate and delivers 13.31% on shareholder equity. Profit margins tilt toward Asbury Automotive at 2.73% against Group 1 at 1.44%. Top-line revenue favors Asbury Automotive by a wide margin: 18.00 B to 7.43 B. Graphic Packaging carries a higher earnings multiple of 17.46x compared to 10.61x for Asbury Automotive.

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	ABG	GPI	RUSHA	GPK	MTH	EAT	KBH
	0.52 203.06 Asbury	0.47 341.39 Group	0.40 74.92 Rush	0.85 9.35 Graphic	1.19 69.07 Meritage	3.60 138.67 Brinker	1.55 55.27 KBH
Market Volatility (90 Days Market Risk)	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Stable	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low
Market Performance (90 Days Performance)	Weak	Weak	Balanced	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Odds of Financial Distress (Probability Of Bankruptcy)	Moderate	Minimal	Minimal	Low	Low	Low	Low
Current Valuation (Equity Enterprise Value)	Below Model Estimate	Below Model Estimate	Below Model Estimate	Below Model Estimate	Aligned With Model	Aligned With Model	Aligned With Model
Buy or Sell Analysis (Average Analysts Consensus)	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
Trade Advice (90 Days Macroaxis Advice)	Strong Hold	Hold	Strong Hold	Cautious Hold	Hold	Cautious Hold	Strong Hold
Current Ratio	1.56 X	1.00 X	1.27 X	1.30 X	8.11 X	0.36 X	3.65 X
Net Asset	11.77 B	10.35 B	4.43 B	11.78 B	7.65 B	2.68 B	6.72 B
Profit Margin	0.0273	0.0144	0.0355	0.0515	0.0773	0.0798	0.0596
EBITDA	1.02 B	855.4 M	463.24 M	1.34 B	562.76 M	719.7 M	595.13 M
Operating Margin	0.0518	0.0389	0.0516	0.068	0.0754	0.12	0.0303
Current Valuation	9.96 B	9.87 B	7.1 B	8.17 B	5.7 B	8.18 B	5.2 B
Price To Book	1.00 X	1.45 X	2.65 X	0.84 X	0.88 X	16.97 X	0.90 X
Retained Earnings	3.62 B	4.42 B	1.9 B	1.61 B	5.19 B	186.5 M	3.63 B
Current Asset	1.34 B	2.19 B	1.33 B	1.07 B	2.45 B	174.45 M	4.23 B
Five Year Return	N/A	1.15 %	N/A	1.92 %	N/A	3.47 %	0.95 %
Number Of Employees	15 K	20.45 K	7.86 K	23 K	1.86 K	83.84 K	2.12 K
Shares Outstanding	19.3 M	11.87 M	60.85 M	295.74 M	66.7 M	43.55 M	62.6 M
Cash Flow From Operations	781.9 M	694.5 M	973.09 M	854 M	118.29 M	679 M	338.65 M
Annual Yield	N/A	0.01 %	0.01 %	0.05 %	0.03 %	N/A	0.02 %
Total Debt	6.33 B	5.87 B	1.55 B	5.57 B	1.89 B	1.69 B	1.73 B
Return On Equity	0.13	0.11	0.12	0.14	0.0877	1.78	0.0887
Trailing Beta	0.8	0.88	0.89	0.7	1.51	1.35	1.5
Return On Asset	0.0571	0.0593	0.0543	0.0466	0.0475	0.14	0.043
Number Of Shares Shorted	1.31 M	1.02 M	3.05 M	39.51 M	3.22 M	4.61 M	6.48 M
Book Value Per Share	202.40 X	234.09 X	28.78 X	11.30 X	76.22 X	8.72 X	61.53 X
Current Liabilities	1.01 B	2.04 B	1.25 B	732.2 M	267.6 M	425.62 M	302.92 M
Total Asset	11.77 B	10.35 B	4.43 B	11.78 B	7.65 B	2.68 B	6.72 B
Debt To Equity	1.59 %	1.50 %	0.87 %	2.81 %	0.31 %	-7.90 %	0.59 %
Short Ratio	5.26 X	5.08 X	6.68 X	4.50 X	3.00 X	3.99 X	4.72 X
Target Price	240.67	430.27	78.67	11.29	79.22	187.86	55.46
Last Dividend Paid	N/A	N/A	0.74	0.44	N/A	N/A	1.0
Shares Owned By Institutions	99.25 %	97.61 %	98.66 %	99.04 %	97.47 %	98.80 %	98.16 %
Price To Earnings	10.61 X	9.85 X	21.45 X	17.46 X	6.71 X	218.93 X	8.76 X
Market Capitalization	3.9 B	4.03 B	5.84 B	2.79 B	4.67 B	6.26 B	3.51 B
Price To Earnings To Growth	0.58 X	0.36 X	3.16 X	3.33 X	0.54 X	0.89 X	5.97 X
Price To Sales	0.22 X	0.18 X	0.79 X	0.32 X	0.80 X	1.10 X	0.59 X
Net Income	662.2 M	325.2 M	266.04 M	444 M	453.01 M	383.1 M	428.79 M
Earnings Per Share	25.13 X	25.14 X	3.27 X	1.48 X	5.48 X	9.91 X	5.18 X
Shares Owned By Insiders	0.75 %	2.39 %	1.34 %	0.96 %	2.53 %	1.20 %	4.19 %
Revenue	18 B	22.57 B	7.43 B	8.62 B	5.86 B	5.38 B	6.24 B
Working Capital	-179.3 M	259.5 M	599.05 M	679 M	6.73 B	-468.6 M	5.41 B
Cash And Equivalents	40.4 M	32.5 M	219.52 M	261 M	775.16 M	18.9 M	230.44 M
Cash Per Share	5.01 X	1.79 X	4.03 X	0.27 X	8.19 X	0.31 X	2.28 X
Gross Profit	3.07 B	3.62 B	1.47 B	1.61 B	1.18 B	1.06 B	1.1 B
Day Typical Price	202.0	339.22	74.89	9.37	69.46	139.18	55.66
Accumulation Distribution	0.0277	0.0232	0.0312	0.0201	0.021	0.0363	0.0209
Market Facilitation Index	5.65	7.93	2.37	0.19	1.48	5.16	1.18
Daily Balance Of Power	0.1858	0.203	0.1266	-0.42	-0.56	-1.00	-0.74
Period Momentum Indicator	1.05	1.61	0.3	-0.08	-0.83	-5.18	-0.87
Rate Of Daily Change	1.01	1.0	1.0	0.99	0.99	0.96	0.98
Day Median Price	201.48	338.14	74.88	9.38	69.65	139.44	55.85
Price Action Indicator	2.11	4.06	0.2	-0.07	-1.00	-3.36	-1.01
Relative Strength Index	45.97	51.74	64.92	37.72	55.55	43.1	52.8
Coefficient Of Variation	-761.68	-1,073	683.54	-500.63	-11,309	-1,806	-3,472
Mean Deviation	1.41	1.43	1.54	2.26	1.74	2.36	1.59
Jensen Alpha	-0.25	-0.20	0.2909	-0.70	-0.03	-0.17	-0.07
Total Risk Alpha	-0.25	-0.20	0.2919	-0.69	-0.03	-0.17	-0.07
Sortino Ratio	N/A	N/A	0.1529	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Downside Variance	N/A	N/A	3.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Standard Deviation	1.82	2.04	2.05	3.45	2.34	2.88	2.14
Kurtosis	1.84	3.55	0.668	6.6	0.5995	-0.67	1.11
Potential Upside	2.3	3.11	4.15	4.45	4.39	4.45	3.99
Treynor Ratio	-0.27	-0.25	0.2547	-0.55	-0.02	-0.11	-0.06
Maximum Drawdown	9.18	10.03	9.09	17.6	9.62	11.86	10.72
Variance	3.31	4.15	4.2	11.87	5.46	8.32	4.57
Market Risk Adjusted Performance	-0.26	-0.24	0.2647	-0.54	-0.01	-0.1	-0.05
Risk Adjusted Performance	-0.12	-0.08	0.1426	-0.18	-0.0023	-0.05	-0.02
Skewness	-0.54	-0.84	0.1935	-0.81	0.635	-0.17	0.5676
Semi Deviation	N/A	N/A	1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Information Ratio	-0.14	-0.1	0.1419	-0.20	-0.01	-0.06	-0.03
Value At Risk	-2.74	-2.74	-3.27	-4.81	-3.62	-4.70	-2.80
Expected Short fall	N/A	N/A	-1.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Downside Deviation	N/A	N/A	1.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Semi Variance	N/A	N/A	2.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Asbury Automotive Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze Asbury Automotive Against Peers

Asbury Automotive's peer analysis compares Asbury Automotive with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This establishes whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:

Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
Check valuation dispersion: Review whether Asbury Automotive trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
Document the thesis: Record where Asbury Automotive leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.

Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

Market share trends show Asbury Automotive gaining ground while several peers have seen flat or declining positions. Cash return on invested capital at Asbury Automotive versus peers strips out accounting noise and measures real economic profit. Competition analysis is informative when price, margins, leverage, and growth are read together. For peer comparison, Asbury Automotive has a market cap of 3.9 B, P/E of 10.61, profit margin of 2.73%.

Asbury Automotive Group data is compiled from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and standardized for comparability.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Ellen Johnson, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board