Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD – Get Free Report) and Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Lithia Motors and Lazydays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lithia Motors | 2.31% | 12.95% | 3.76% |
| Lazydays | -20.83% | -62.37% | -8.53% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Lithia Motors and Lazydays, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lithia Motors | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Lazydays | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.7% of Lazydays shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Lithia Motors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Lazydays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lazydays has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lithia Motors and Lazydays”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lithia Motors | $31.04 billion | 0.32 | $1.00 billion | $29.30 | 12.84 |
| Lazydays | $1.08 billion | 0.01 | -$110.27 million | ($13.85) | -0.06 |
Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Lazydays. Lazydays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithia Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lithia Motors beats Lazydays on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lithia Motors
Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer worldwide. It operates in two segments, Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations. The company’s Vehicle Operations segment sells new and used vehicles; provides parts, repair, and maintenance services; vehicle finance; and insurance products. Its Financing Operations segment provides financing to customers buying and leasing retail vehicles. The company sells its products and services through the Driveway and Greencars brand names through a network of locations, e-commerce platforms, and captive finance solutions. Lithia Motors, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.
About Lazydays
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. operates recreational vehicle (RV) dealerships under the Lazydays name in the United States. The company offers RV sales, RV-repair and services, financing and insurance products, third-party protection plans, and after-market parts and accessories. It also operates the Lazydays RV resort at Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Tampa, Florida.
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