AutoNation Company Profile (NYSE:AN)

About AutoNation

AutoNation, 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, which includes automotive repair and maintenance services, as well as wholesale parts and collision businesses, and automotive finance and insurance products, including vehicle service and other protection products, as well as the arranging of financing for vehicle purchases through third-party finance sources. It operates through three segments, including Domestic, Import and Premium Luxury. Its Domestic segment consists of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured by General Motors, Ford and FCA US. The Import segment consists of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota, Honda and Nissan. The Premium Luxury segment consists of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured by Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Lexus.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Auto Dealerships
Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: AN
CUSIP: 05329W10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $47.26
50 Day Moving Average: $48.23
200 Day Moving Average: $48.53
52-Week Range: $40.45 - $65.51
Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.53
Foreward P/E Ratio: 10.32
P/E Growth: 1.16
Market Cap: $4.97B
Outstanding Shares: 102,089,000
Beta: 1.24

Profitability:

Net Margins: 1.99%
Return on Equity: 19.91%
Return on Assets: 4.62%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81%
Current Ratio: 0.84%
Quick Ratio: 0.18%

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Consensus Ratings for AutoNation (NYSE:AN) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 4 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.33)
Consensus Price Target:	$60.83 (24.89% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for AutoNation (NYSE:AN)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/7/2016	CL King	Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/31/2016	Wolfe Research	Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
8/9/2016	Seaport Global Securities	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
8/1/2016	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Hold	$50.00 -> $57.00
4/25/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$55.00
3/7/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Neutral -> Sell	$47.00 -> $49.00
2/1/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$59.00 -> $54.00
1/30/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$83.00 -> $78.00
10/29/2015	Gabelli	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$72.00
10/9/2015	Northcoast Research	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
9/9/2015	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/26/2015	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$70.00 -> $71.00
7/28/2015	Sterne Agee CRT	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$76.00

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for AutoNation (NYSE:AN)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/28/2016							Listen
7/29/2016	Q216	$1.05	$1.08	$5.51 billion	$5.44 billion	View	Listen
4/22/2016	Q116	$0.93	$0.96	$5.29 billion	$5.10 billion	View	Listen
1/28/2016	Q415	$1.03	$0.96	$5.46 billion	$5.34 billion	View	Listen
10/28/2015	Q315	$1.05	$1.05	$5.32 billion	$5.35 billion	View	Listen
7/22/2015	Q215	$1.02	$1.00	$5.22 billion	$5.20 billion	View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$0.89	$0.97	$4.83 billion	$4.90 billion	View	Listen
2/3/2015	Q414	$0.91	$1.02	$4.89 billion	$5.05 billion	View	Listen
10/28/2014	Q314	$0.86	$0.90	$4.80 billion	$4.90 billion	View	Listen
7/17/2014	Q214	$0.86	$0.83	$4.79 billion	$4.80 billion	View	N/A
4/17/2014	Q114	$0.75	$0.75	$4.36 billion	$4.40 billion	View	Listen
1/30/2014	Q413	$0.77	$0.83	$4.58 billion	$4.52 billion	View	Listen
10/24/2013	Q313	$0.76	$0.75	$4.41 billion	$4.50 billion	View	Listen
7/18/2013	Q2 2013	$0.73	$0.73	$4.33 billion	$4.43 billion	View	Listen
4/18/2013	Q1 2013	$0.64	$0.68	$4.03 billion	$4.10 billion	View	Listen
1/31/2013	Q4 2012	$0.63	$0.67	$3.94 billion	$4.17 billion	View	Listen
10/25/2012	Q312	$0.67	$0.66	$3.95 billion	$3.93 billion	View	N/A
7/19/2012		$0.59	$0.66			View	N/A
4/25/2012		$0.53	$0.56			View	N/A
1/26/2012		$0.49	$0.51			View	N/A
10/20/2011		$0.47	$0.48			View	N/A
7/27/2011		$0.46	$0.49			View	N/A
4/26/2011		$0.43	$0.46			View	N/A
2/3/2011		$0.35	$0.45			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for AutoNation (NYSE:AN)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.28 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.72 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.86	$0.93	$0.91
Q2 2016	4	$0.93	$1.07	$1.02
Q3 2016	5	$1.10	$1.22	$1.16
Q4 2016	5	$1.04	$1.20	$1.12
Q1 2017	3	$1.06	$1.13	$1.09
Q2 2017	3	$1.17	$1.21	$1.19
Q3 2017	3	$1.22	$1.36	$1.29
Q4 2017	3	$1.14	$1.31	$1.22
Q1 2018	1	$1.13	$1.13	$1.13
Q2 2018	1	$1.19	$1.19	$1.19

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for AutoNation (NYSE:AN)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for AutoNation (NYSE:AN)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.90%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 69.12%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
6/8/2016	William R Berman	COO	Sell	1,473	$50.77	$74,784.21
6/7/2016	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	20,000	$50.32	$1,006,400.00
5/31/2016	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	20,000	$50.51	$1,010,200.00
2/25/2016	Karen C Francis	Director	Buy	500	$51.73	$25,865.00
2/9/2016	Cascade Investment, L.L.C.	major shareholder	Buy	768,284	$45.27	$34,780,216.68
2/5/2016	Cascade Investment, L.L.C.	major shareholder	Buy	539,262	$45.82	$24,708,984.84
2/4/2016	Cascade Investment, L.L.C.	major shareholder	Buy	273,951	$46.26	$12,672,973.26
2/3/2016	Cascade Investment, L.L.C.	Major Shareholder	Buy	630,999	$44.05	$27,795,505.95
1/29/2016	George Lawrence Mikan III	Director	Buy	4,500	$43.03	$193,635.00
11/25/2015	David B. Edelson	Director	Sell	8,000	$64.00	$512,000.00
11/6/2015	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	24,876	$64.07	$1,593,805.32
11/2/2015	William R Berman	COO	Sell	3,380	$63.38	$214,224.40
10/29/2015	Robert R. Grusky	Director	Sell	2,000	$62.39	$124,780.00
7/17/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	520,183	$65.96	$34,311,270.68
7/15/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	90,985	$65.75	$5,982,263.75
7/2/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	406,625	$63.92	$25,991,470.00
6/22/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	752,508	$63.20	$47,558,505.60
6/17/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	48,046	$63.73	$3,061,971.58
6/11/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	687,972	$64.22	$44,181,561.84
5/11/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	522,352	$63.24	$33,033,540.48
5/7/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	184,899	$63.17	$11,680,069.83
4/27/2015	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	700,864	$65.11	$45,633,255.04
4/24/2015	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	35,000	$65.31	$2,285,850.00
2/6/2015	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	66,892	$63.42	$4,242,290.64
2/4/2015	Alan J Mclaren	SVP	Sell	6,052	$62.88	$380,549.76
11/28/2014	Rick L Burdick	Director	Sell	20,000	$59.50	$1,190,000.00
11/18/2014	Robert J Brown	Director	Sell	2,000	$57.24	$114,480.00
11/12/2014	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	100,000	$58.09	$5,809,000.00
11/7/2014	Michael J Jackson	CEO	Sell	44,950	$57.14	$2,568,443.00
10/31/2014	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	19,000	$56.62	$1,075,780.00
9/16/2014	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	100,000	$51.84	$5,184,000.00
9/15/2014	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	78,400	$51.85	$4,065,040.00
9/8/2014	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	145,422	$53.98	$7,849,879.56
8/28/2014	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	220,250	$53.94	$11,880,285.00
8/27/2014	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	101,806	$54.00	$5,497,524.00
7/24/2014	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	560,839	$56.85	$31,883,697.15
7/18/2014	Carlos A Migoya	Director	Sell	20,000	$57.19	$1,143,800.00
6/10/2014	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	412,908	$57.12	$23,585,304.96
6/5/2014	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	662,020	$57.61	$38,138,972.20
6/4/2014	Michael J Stephan	VP	Sell	5,086	$57.31	$291,478.66
6/3/2014	Robert J Brown	Director	Sell	10,000	$57.76	$577,600.00
5/23/2014	Jonathan Ferrando	EVP	Sell	10,000	$56.30	$563,000.00
4/21/2014	Jonathan Ferrando	EVP	Sell	20,000	$55.01	$1,100,200.00
4/21/2014	Michael Jackson	CEO	Sell	42,929	$54.89	$2,356,372.81
3/5/2014	Jonathan Ferrando	EVP	Sell	39,506	$53.36	$2,108,040.16
2/28/2014	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	696,757	$52.44	$36,537,937.08
2/25/2014	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	1,870,327	$51.31	$95,966,478.37
2/20/2014	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	1,189,155	$51.74	$61,526,879.70
12/17/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	517,904	$50.11	$25,952,169.44
12/10/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	453,693	$50.62	$22,965,939.66
11/25/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	121,079	$49.15	$5,951,032.85
10/30/2013	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	4,604	$49.38	$227,345.52
9/16/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	748,067	$52.32	$39,138,865.44
9/12/2013	Michael Jackson	CEO	Sell	80,500	$52.65	$4,238,325.00
9/12/2013	Michael Maroone	COO	Sell	300,000	$52.99	$15,897,000.00
9/11/2013	Michael J Short	CFO	Sell	48,700	$52.71	$2,566,977.00
9/9/2013	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	1,883,027	$49.04	$92,343,644.08
9/9/2013	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	29,000	$49.57	$1,437,530.00
9/4/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	1,131,093	$47.40	$53,613,808.20
8/14/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	205,174	$48.08	$9,864,765.92
8/12/2013	Edward Lampert	major shareholder	Sell	531,670	$48.70	$25,892,329.00
8/1/2013	Michael J Stephan	VP	Sell	6,891	$48.20	$332,146.20
6/4/2013	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	10,000	$47.49	$474,900.00
3/13/2013	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	1,356	$44.50	$60,342.00
11/2/2012	Edward S Lampert	Major Shareholder	Sell	763,507	$44.25	$33,785,184.75
11/2/2012	Michael E Maroone	COO	Sell	136,949	$44.38	$6,077,796.62
11/1/2012	Michael J Jackson	CEO	Sell	201,000	$44.44	$8,932,440.00
10/4/2012	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	14,000	$45.79	$641,060.00
9/6/2012	Jonathan P Ferrando	EVP	Sell	28,000	$41.29	$1,156,120.00
9/4/2012	William C Crowley	Director	Sell	50,000	$40.92	$2,046,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for AutoNation (NYSE:AN)

Date	Headline
	AutoNation Announces Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for Friday ... - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:AN) www.prnewswire.com - September 30 at 8:42 AM
	AutoNation Announces Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:AN) www.prnewswire.com - September 29 at 8:17 AM
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