NYSE:AN - AutoNation Stock Price, Forecast & News

AutoNation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AN."

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.01. The company earned $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.38 billion. AutoNation had a return on equity of 14.37% and a net margin of 1.82%. AutoNation's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.24 EPS. View AutoNation's Earnings History.

AutoNation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 11th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AutoNation.

AutoNation will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 11th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

9 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for AutoNation's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.06 to $55.00. On average, they expect AutoNation's stock price to reach $45.18 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for AutoNation.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoNation in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AutoNation.

News headlines about AN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for AutoNation.

AutoNation saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,950,000 shares, an increase of 5.5% from the December 15th total of 6,590,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 489,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 14.2 days. Approximately 8.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View AutoNation's Current Options Chain.

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AutoNation's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.41%), Townsend & Associates Inc (0.03%), CenturyLink Investment Management Co (0.02%), 6 Meridian (0.01%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and Meridian Wealth Management LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own AutoNation stock include Carl C Liebert III, Cheryl Miller, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Edward S Lampert, James R Bender, Marc G Cannon, Michael J Jackson, Rick L Burdick and Robert R Grusky. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AutoNation.

AN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CenturyLink Investment Management Co and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold AutoNation company stock in the last year include Cheryl Miller, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Edward S Lampert, James R Bender, Marc G Cannon, Michael J Jackson and Robert R Grusky. View Insider Buying and Selling for AutoNation.

AN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Meridian Wealth Management LLC, Alpine Global Management LLC, Townsend & Associates Inc and 6 Meridian. Company insiders that have bought AutoNation stock in the last two years include Carl C Liebert III and David B Edelson. View Insider Buying and Selling for AutoNation.

Shares of AN 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.89.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $4.09 billion and generates $21.41 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $396 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.49 on an earnings per share basis. AutoNation employs 26,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About AutoNation.

The official website for AutoNation is http://www.autonation.com/.

AutoNation's mailing address is 200 SW 1ST AVE SUITE 1600, FORT LAUDERDALE FL, 33301. The company can be reached via phone at 954-769-6000 or via email at [email protected]