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

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

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 6th. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.13. The business earned $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. Asbury Automotive Group had a net margin of 2.44% and a return on equity of 37.38%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.81 earnings per share. View Asbury Automotive Group's Earnings History.

Asbury Automotive Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Asbury Automotive Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Asbury Automotive Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect Asbury Automotive Group's stock price to reach $76.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.4% from the stock's current price. 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 1 sell rating and 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Asbury Automotive Group.

News stories about ABG stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Asbury Automotive Group earned a news sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Asbury Automotive Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (17.27%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (6.64%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.53%), Prudential Financial Inc. (2.69%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.16%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.44%). Company insiders that own Asbury Automotive Group stock include Craig T Monaghan, David W Hult, Dennis E Clements, Eugene S Katz, George A Villasana, George Karolis, Jed Milstein, Joel Alsfine, Juanita T James, 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 American Century Companies Inc., Gotham Asset Management LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, TD Asset Management Inc., First Manhattan Co., Raymond James & Associates and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have sold Asbury Automotive Group company stock in the last year include Dennis E Clements, Eugene S Katz, George A Villasana, Jed Milstein, Juanita T James, Thomas C Deloach Jr and William Frederick Stax. View Insider Buying and Selling for Asbury Automotive Group.

ABG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Victory Capital Management Inc., Financial Advocates Investment Management, Prudential Financial Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. 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 $68.27.

Asbury Automotive Group has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion and generates $6.87 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $168 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.41 on an earnings per share basis. Asbury Automotive Group employs 8,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Asbury Automotive Group is http://www.asburyauto.com.

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]