NYSE:ABG - Asbury Automotive Group Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

Asbury Automotive Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ABG."

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 24th. The company reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.67 billion. Asbury Automotive Group had a return on equity of 37.44% and a net margin of 2.37%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. View Asbury Automotive Group's Earnings History.

Asbury Automotive Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Asbury Automotive Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Asbury Automotive Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $61.00 to $77.00. On average, they anticipate Asbury Automotive Group's stock price to reach $69.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Asbury Automotive Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Asbury Automotive Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Asbury Automotive Group.

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Media coverage about ABG stock has trended positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Asbury Automotive Group earned a coverage optimism score of 0.30 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 47.39 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Asbury Automotive Group.

Asbury Automotive Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.19%), Morgan Stanley (7.95%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.25%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (3.56%), River Road Asset Management LLC (2.12%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.03%). Company insiders that own Asbury Automotive Group stock include Craig T Monaghan, David W Hult, Dennis E Clements, George A Villasana, George Karolis, Joel Alsfine, Juanita T James, Keith Style, Msd Capital L P, Thomas C Deloach Jr, Thomas Reddin and William Frederick Stax. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Asbury Automotive Group.

ABG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., River Road Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, First Manhattan Co. and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Asbury Automotive Group company stock in the last year include Craig T Monaghan, Dennis E Clements, George A Villasana, George Karolis, Joel Alsfine, Juanita T James, Msd Capital L P, Thomas C Deloach Jr, Thomas Reddin and William Frederick Stax. View Insider Buying and Selling for Asbury Automotive Group.

ABG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, James Investment Research Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., Bowling Portfolio Management LLC and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Asbury Automotive Group.

Shares of ABG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ABG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.00.

Asbury Automotive Group has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion and generates $6.46 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $139.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.43 on an earnings per share basis. Asbury Automotive Group employs 8,000 workers across the globe.

Asbury Automotive Group's mailing address is 2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY NW SUITE 300, DULUTH GA, 30097. The company can be reached via phone at 770-418-8200 or via email at [email protected]