Aaron's (AAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Headquartered in Atlanta, The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) is a leading, technology-enabled, omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions. Aaron's engages in direct-to-consumer sales and lease ownership of furniture, appliances, consumer electronics and accessories through its approximately 1,300 company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states and Canada, as well as its e-commerce platform, Aarons.com. For more information, visit Aarons.com or investor.aarons.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.02 to $10.04
• 50-Day Range: $9.93 to $10.11
• 52-Week Range: $6.62 to $11.90
• Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 536,083 shs
• Market Capitalization: $316.01 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.99%
• Price Target: $9.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Aaron's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aaron's scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 295 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: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Aaron's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aaron's has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Aaron's are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.01) to $0.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aaron's is -12.68, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aaron's is -12.68, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aaron's has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. 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

11.56% of the float of Aaron's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aaron's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aaron's has recently increased by 68.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Aaron's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Aaron's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Aaron's will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.97% in the coming year. This indicates that Aaron's may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.56% of the float of Aaron's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Aaron's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Aaron's has recently increased by 68.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Aaron's has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Aaron's this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aaron's insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $4,240.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.50% of the stock of Aaron's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.99% of the stock of Aaron's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AAN shares performed this year?

Aaron's' stock was trading at $10.88 at the start of the year. Since then, AAN shares have decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at $10.02.
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How were Aaron's' earnings last quarter?

The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) released its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.10. The firm's revenue was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Aaron's have any subsidiaries?

Aaron's subsidiaries include these companies: SEI/Aaron's Inc, Progressive Finance, 99LTO, Aaron Investment Company, Aaron’s Canada, Aaron’s Foundation, Aaron’s Logistics, and others.

Who are Aaron's' major shareholders?

Aaron's' top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.09%), Water Island Capital LLC (3.09%), Alpine Associates Management Inc. (2.66%) and American Century Companies Inc. (2.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas A Lindsay, John W Robinson, Stephen W Olsen, Rachel G George, Wangdali Bacdayan, Douglass L Noe, Hubert L Jr Harris, Marvonia P Moore and Kelly Hefner Barrett.
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How do I buy shares of Aaron's?

Shares of AAN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Aaron's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aaron's investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend: 6/14/2024
• Dividend Payable: 7/03/2024
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Today: 9/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/03/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Homefurnishing Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AAN
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:RNT
• CUSIP: 00253530
• CIK: 706688
• Web: www.aarons.com
• Phone: (385) 351-1369
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,071
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $9.46
• High Stock Price Target: $10.10
• Low Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.79)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.82 million
• Net Margins: -2.06%
• Pretax Margin: -2.44%
• Return on Equity: -2.08%
• Return on Assets: -0.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $18.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.53
• Book Value: $22.62 per share
• Price / Book: 0.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,522,000
• Free Float: 30,419,000
• Market Cap: $316.48 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43