Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. is a U.S.-based automotive retailer that operates franchised and independent dealerships. Its dealerships sell new and used vehicles from a range of domestic, import and luxury automobile brands, and provide related services throughout the vehicle ownership cycle.

The company’s operations include automotive repair and maintenance, parts and accessories, collision repair, vehicle financing and insurance products, and other dealership services. Asbury also supports vehicle sales and service through digital retailing and online customer tools.

Founded in 1995, Asbury has expanded through acquisitions and serves customers across multiple markets in the United States. The company is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David Hult.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $193.44 to $208.30
• 50-Day Range: $161.77 to $216.92
• 52-Week Range: $160.30 to $258.74
• Volume: 362,098 shs
• Average Volume: 344,122 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.89
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $220.88
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Asbury Automotive Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Asbury Automotive Group scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 265th out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Asbury Automotive Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $220.88, representing about 11.7% upside from its current price of $197.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Asbury Automotive Group has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Asbury Automotive Group are expected to grow by 13.36% in the coming year, from $24.92 to $28.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Asbury Automotive Group is 7.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Asbury Automotive Group is 7.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Asbury Automotive Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Asbury Automotive Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.33% of the float of Asbury Automotive Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Asbury Automotive Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Asbury Automotive Group has recently decreased by 2.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Asbury Automotive Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Asbury Automotive Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Asbury Automotive Group has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Asbury Automotive Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Asbury Automotive Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Asbury Automotive Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.75% of the stock of Asbury Automotive Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Asbury Automotive Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ABG
• CIK: 1144980
• Web: www.asburyauto.com
• Phone: (770) 418-8200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 15,000
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Asbury Automotive Group: $220.88
• High Price Target: $250.00
• Low Price Target: $184.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $25.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.94
• P/E Growth: 1.4
• Net Income: $492 million
• Net Margins: 2.66%
• Pretax Margin: 3.55%
• Return on Equity: 11.94%
• Return on Assets: 4.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $18.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: $35.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.59
• Book Value: $200.20 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,950,000
• Free Float: 17,817,000
• Market Cap: $3.55 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78