Asbury Automotive Group Company Profile (NYSE:ABG)

About Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. is an automotive retailer in the United States. The Company offers a range of automotive products and services, including new vehicles; used vehicles; parts and service, including vehicle repair and maintenance services, replacement parts, and collision repair services, and finance and insurance, including arranging vehicle financing through third parties and aftermarket products, such as extended service contracts, guaranteed asset protection (GAP) insurance, prepaid maintenance, and credit life and disability insurance. The Company owns and operates approximately 100 new vehicle franchises, representing over 30 brands of automobiles at over 80 dealership locations, and over 20 collision centers in the United States. The Company's brand names included Nalley Automotive Group, Courtesy Autogroup, Coggin Automotive Group, Crown Automotive Company, David McDavid Auto Group, North Point Auto Group, Gray-Daniels Auto Family and Plaza Motor Company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Auto Dealerships
Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: ABG
CUSIP: 04343610

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $55.20
50 Day Moving Average: $54.62
200 Day Moving Average: $56.40
52-Week Range: $22,163,000.00 - $43.56
Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.48
Foreward P/E Ratio: 8.41
P/E Growth: 0.64
Market Cap: $1.23B
Outstanding Shares: 22,163,000
Beta: 1.26

Profitability:

Net Margins: 2.45%
Return on Equity: 51.29%
Return on Assets: 6.04%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.23%
Current Ratio: 1.18%
Quick Ratio: 0.33%

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Consensus Ratings for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	5 Hold Ratings, 2 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.29)
Consensus Price Target:	$73.67 (32.45% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/13/2016	Wolfe Research	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
4/11/2016	Jefferies Group	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$60.00
2/23/2016	Buckingham Research	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy
2/8/2016	BB&T Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Not Applicable -> Hold
2/6/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$104.00 -> $93.00
1/25/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$72.00 -> $68.00
1/12/2016	Craig Hallum	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
9/9/2015	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/28/2015	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$100.00
8/26/2015	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$71.00 -> $73.00
4/22/2015	Stephens	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$90.00 -> $94.00

(Data available from 9/26/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/19/2016
7/26/2016	Q216	$1.65	$1.65	$1.72 billion	$1.63 billion	View	Listen
4/26/2016	Q116	$1.33	$1.36	$1.63 billion	$1.60 billion	View	Listen
2/4/2016	Q415	$1.36	$1.31	$1.65 billion	$1.60 billion	View	Listen
10/21/2015	Q315	$1.42	$1.43	$1.66 billion	$1.72 billion	View	Listen
7/21/2015	Q215	$1.43	$1.52	$1.66 billion	$1.70 billion	View	Listen
4/21/2015	Q115	$1.18	$1.30	$1.49 billion	$1.50 billion	View	Listen
2/4/2015	Q414	$1.01	$1.07	$1.48 billion	$1.50 billion	View	Listen
10/21/2014	Q314	$1.08	$1.08	$1.51 billion	$1.51 billion	View	Listen
7/22/2014	Q214	$1.08	$1.19	$1.46 billion	$1.51 billion	View	Listen
4/23/2014	Q114	$0.86	$1.03	$1.31 billion	$1.40 billion	View	Listen
2/4/2014	Q413	$0.83	$0.88	$1.33 billion	$1.40 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2013	Q313	$0.87	$0.91	$1.33 billion	$1.40 billion	View	Listen
7/23/2013	Q2 2013	$0.81	$0.98	$1.29 billion	$1.35 billion	View	Listen
4/24/2013	Q1 2013	$0.67	$0.77	$1.19 billion	$1.20 billion	View	Listen
2/19/2013	Q4 2012	$0.65	$0.73	$1.18 billion	$1.22 billion	View	Listen
10/23/2012		$0.64	$0.72			View	N/A
7/24/2012		$0.64	$0.69			View	N/A
4/26/2012		$0.47	$0.57			View	N/A
2/14/2012		$0.43	$0.54			View	N/A
10/26/2011		$0.44	$0.44			View	N/A
7/26/2011		$0.44	$0.51			View	N/A
4/27/2011		$0.35	$0.35			View	N/A
2/22/2011		$0.35	$0.37			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $6.11 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $6.61 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$1.31	$1.41	$1.36
Q2 2016	4	$1.61	$1.63	$1.62
Q3 2016	4	$1.62	$1.66	$1.64
Q4 2016	4	$1.47	$1.51	$1.50
Q1 2017	1	$1.52	$1.52	$1.52
Q2 2017	1	$1.74	$1.74	$1.74
Q3 2017	1	$1.75	$1.75	$1.75
Q4 2017	1	$1.62	$1.62	$1.62
Q1 2018	1	$1.57	$1.57	$1.57
Q2 2018	1	$1.77	$1.77	$1.77

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 10.90%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 98.88%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/2/2016	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	27,000	$57.92	$1,563,840.00
7/29/2016	George A Villasana	SVP	Sell	10,000	$60.36	$603,600.00
7/29/2016	Keith Style	CFO	Sell	5,000	$61.11	$305,550.00
7/29/2016	William Frederick Stax	Insider	Sell	500	$60.88	$30,440.00
5/20/2016	Dennis E Clements	Director	Sell	2,034	$53.31	$108,432.54
5/3/2016	Msd Capital L P	Director	Buy	100	$58.12	$5,812.00
4/29/2016	George Karolis	SVP	Sell	1,717	$60.47	$103,826.99
3/14/2016	Eugene S Katz	Director	Sell	1,000	$60.57	$60,570.00
2/10/2016	Juanita T James	Director	Sell	2,000	$48.41	$96,820.00
5/19/2015	Eugene S Katz	Director	Sell	1,500	$87.03	$130,545.00
5/13/2015	Dennis E Clements	Director	Sell	10,000	$85.00	$850,000.00
4/22/2015	Juanita T James	Director	Sell	3,152	$86.72	$273,341.44
8/21/2014	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	12,887	$69.03	$889,589.61
8/20/2014	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	7,500	$69.30	$519,750.00
8/19/2014	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	15,000	$69.64	$1,044,600.00
8/18/2014	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	7,500	$69.61	$522,075.00
5/19/2014	Joseph Parham, Jr.	VP	Sell	8,133	$63.17	$513,761.61
5/13/2014	Michael Kearney	COO	Sell	10,000	$64.54	$645,400.00
4/30/2014	Craig Monaghan	CEO	Sell	60,000	$60.27	$3,616,200.00
4/25/2014	Eugene Katz	Director	Sell	1,000	$58.87	$58,870.00
4/25/2014	Michael Kearney	COO	Sell	20,000	$59.69	$1,193,800.00
3/24/2014	Joseph Parham, Jr.	VP	Sell	10,000	$55.08	$550,800.00
3/12/2014	Michael Sawicki	CAO	Sell	1,300	$53.07	$68,991.00
3/10/2014	Scott Krenz	SVP	Sell	2,613	$54.55	$142,539.15
2/20/2014	Scott Krenz	SVP	Sell	9,383	$49.06	$460,329.98
2/18/2014	Juanita James	Director	Sell	1,000	$49.04	$49,040.00
2/7/2014	Janet Clarke	Director	Sell	4,000	$50.20	$200,800.00
12/13/2013	Craig Monaghan	CEO	Sell	16,668	$51.88	$864,735.84
12/12/2013	Philip Maritz	Director	Buy	3,300	$52.15	$172,095.00
10/31/2013	Vernon E Jordan Jr	Director	Sell	20,918	$47.73	$998,416.14
9/9/2013	Dennis E Clements	Director	Sell	2,500	$52.92	$132,300.00
8/15/2013	Craig Monaghan	CEO	Sell	7,500	$50.08	$375,600.00
8/15/2013	Juanita James	Director	Sell	2,000	$50.27	$100,540.00
8/8/2013	Msd Capital P	major shareholder	Sell	50,000	$51.91	$2,595,500.00
7/30/2013	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	11,000	$47.74	$525,140.00
7/25/2013	Craig T Monaghan	CEO	Sell	33,672	$46.80	$1,575,849.60
7/25/2013	Michael Kearney	COO	Sell	20,000	$46.84	$936,800.00
7/11/2013	Joseph G Parham Jr	VP	Sell	1,571	$44.68	$70,192.28
7/9/2013	Joseph G Parham Jr	VP	Sell	1,429	$43.30	$61,875.70

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG)

Date	Headline
	Shares Of Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Expected To Hit $88 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - September 26 at 8:19 AM
	Can Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Stock Touch $88? - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - September 25 at 3:22 PM
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	Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG)'s Expectation Of $7079.68 In Sales - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - September 21 at 3:22 PM
	Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts - DailyQuint (NYSE:ABG) dailyquint.com - September 20 at 3:16 PM
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	Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: ABG) Stock Coverage Initiated at Wolfe Research - The Woodbridge Citizen (NYSE:ABG) www.woodbridgecitizen.com - September 14 at 3:15 PM
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	Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Expects Sales Of $7079.68 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - September 7 at 8:23 PM
	Stock Trading Above Moving Averages: Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) - Post News (NYSE:ABG) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 7 at 3:15 PM
	Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Expects To Hit Sales Of $7079.68 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - September 2 at 5:49 AM
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	ETF’s with exposure to Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. : August 29, 2016 (NYSE:ABG) www.capitalcube.com - August 29 at 3:26 PM
	Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Reports Change of $-73.3 MILLION IN Assets & Liabilities - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:ABG) www.realistinvestor.com - August 28 at 8:02 AM
	Ratings Watch: Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - August 27 at 8:02 AM
	Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Reports Sales Of $1627.4, Surprising Estimates By -5.688% - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - August 25 at 8:03 AM
	Here's The Growth Forecast For Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:ABG) www.realistinvestor.com - August 22 at 8:02 AM
	Will Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Hit $88 Price Target? - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - August 22 at 8:02 AM
	Here’s The Growth Forecast For Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) (NYSE:ABG) www.realistinvestor.com - August 21 at 3:15 PM
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	ETF’s with exposure to Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. : August 16, 2016 (NYSE:ABG) www.capitalcube.com - August 16 at 3:15 PM
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	Strong Sell Calls For Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) At 1 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:ABG) www.investornewswire.com - August 8 at 8:02 AM
	Asbury Automotive Group Inc (NYSE:ABG) Mean Price Target At $70.428 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:ABG) www.realistinvestor.com - August 7 at 3:15 PM
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	SVP, Chief Financial Officer of Asbury Automotive Group Inc Com (NYSE:ABG), Style Keith, sells 5,000 shares worth $305,550 (NYSE:ABG) empowerednews.net - August 4 at 3:17 PM
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	SVP, GC and Secretary of Asbury Automotive Group Inc Com (NYSE:ABG), Villasana George A, sells 10,000 shares worth $603,600 (NYSE:ABG) empowerednews.net - August 2 at 8:52 PM
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	Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) Craig T. Monaghan on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NYSE:ABG) www.msn.com - July 27 at 8:58 PM
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