AutoNation (AN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AutoNation, Inc. is a U.S.-based automotive retailer that sells new and used vehicles through a network of dealerships and online sales channels. The company represents a range of domestic, import and luxury automotive brands, offering passenger cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles.

In addition to vehicle sales, AutoNation provides automotive maintenance and repair, parts, collision-repair services, vehicle protection products and financing options. Its retail operations include traditional dealerships as well as AutoNation USA locations, which focus primarily on used vehicles and related services.

Founded in 1996 as Republic Industries, the company adopted the AutoNation name as it developed its automotive retail business. AutoNation serves customers across multiple regions of the United States and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $159.98 to $163.09
• 50-Day Range: $153.07 to $212.11
• 52-Week Range: $151.82 to $235.81
• Volume: 434,081 shs
• Average Volume: 562,154 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.89
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $230.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AutoNation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AutoNation scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AutoNation has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $230.00, representing about 42.1% upside from its current price of $161.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AutoNation has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AutoNation are expected to grow by 9.85% in the coming year, from $21.12 to $23.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AutoNation is 7.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AutoNation is 7.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AutoNation has a PEG Ratio of 0.79. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AutoNation has a P/B Ratio of 2.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.06% of the float of AutoNation has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AutoNation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.71, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AutoNation has recently increased by 11.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AutoNation does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AutoNation does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

AutoNation has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for AutoNation this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for AN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 68% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added AutoNation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AutoNation insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $198,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of AutoNation is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.62% of the stock of AutoNation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AN
• CIK: 350698
• Web: www.autonation.com
• Phone: (954) 769-6000
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 24,800
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AutoNation: $230.00
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.46
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $21.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.66
• P/E Growth: 0.79
• Net Income: $649.10 million
• Net Margins: 2.82%
• Pretax Margin: 3.76%
• Return on Equity: 31.24%
• Return on Assets: 4.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.68
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: $30.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.34
• Book Value: $64.19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,060,000
• Free Float: 32,598,000
• Market Cap: $5.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81