Head-To-Head Contrast: AutoNation (NYSE:AN) & Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV)

Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Lazydays has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoNation has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lazydays and AutoNation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lazydays	0	2	0	0	2.00
AutoNation	0	2	5	0	2.71

Lazydays currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.08%. AutoNation has a consensus price target of $199.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. Given Lazydays’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lazydays is more favorable than AutoNation.

Profitability

This table compares Lazydays and AutoNation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lazydays	-20.83%	-62.37%	-8.53%
AutoNation	2.74%	32.01%	5.87%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lazydays and AutoNation”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lazydays	$1.08 billion	0.01	-$110.27 million	($13.85)	-0.07
AutoNation	$26.95 billion	0.25	$1.02 billion	$17.34	9.95

AutoNation has higher revenue and earnings than Lazydays. Lazydays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoNation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.7% of Lazydays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of AutoNation shares are held by institutional investors. 61.5% of Lazydays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of AutoNation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AutoNation beats Lazydays on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About AutoNation

AutoNation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Domestic, Import, and Premium Luxury. It offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and parts and services, such as automotive repair and maintenance, and wholesale parts and collision services. The company also provides automotive finance and insurance products comprising vehicle services and other protection products; and indirect financing for vehicles, as well as arranges finance for vehicle purchases through third-party finance sources. It owns and operates new vehicle franchises from stores located primarily in metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region, as well as AutoNation-branded collision centers, AutoNation USA used vehicle stores, AutoNation-branded automotive auction operations, and parts distribution centers. The company was formerly known as Republic Industries, Inc. and changed its name to AutoNation, Inc. in 1999. AutoNation, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.