Group 1 Automotive vs Sonic Automotive
GPI and SAH side by side, both in retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GPI and SAH compare
Group 1 Automotive is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Sonic Automotive ($3.1B against $2.0B).
On earnings, Group 1 Automotive is cheaper: it trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, against 10.2× for Sonic Automotive.
Sonic Automotive grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.0% versus −3.4% for Group 1 Automotive).
Group 1 Automotive keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.7% compared with 1.3% at Sonic Automotive.
Both pay dividends: Group 1 Automotive yields 0.82% and Sonic Automotive 2.5%.
Sonic Automotive scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 10 for Group 1 Automotive), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GPI | SAH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $2.0B |
| Share price | $260.80 | $63.23 |
| Change, 1 year | −35.5% | 0.41% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.4% | 22.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.95 |
| Employees | 20K | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× (better) | 10.2× |
| P/S | 0.1× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8× | 5.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 13.7× (better) | 21.9× |
| PEG | – | 0.66 |
| FCF yield | 7.3% (better) | 4.6% |
| Fair value | $286.98 | $82.55 |
| Margin of safety | 9.1% | 23.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.4% | 2.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.3% (better) | 9.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.96% | 58.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.6% | 69.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.9% (better) | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | 3.6% (better) | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 1.7% (better) | 1.3% |
| FCF margin | 1.0% (better) | 0.59% |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 19.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | 19.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.27 (better) | 1.65 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.82 | 2.64 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.32 (better) | 0.95 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.24 (better) | 3.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.82% | 2.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 6.8% | −22.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 12.1% (better) | 0.78% |
| Shareholder yield | 13.0% (better) | 3.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 46.1% |
| Held by insiders | 18.0% | 73.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $187M (better) | −$3.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.8% | 28.6% |
Go deeper
- GPI stock overview
- GPI income statement
- GPI valuation and score
- SAH stock overview
- SAH income statement
- SAH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.