NYSE:AN - AutoNation Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

AutoNation declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, August 31st 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $5.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.28 billion. AutoNation had a net margin of 1.99% and a return on equity of 15.97%. The business's revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.97 EPS. View AutoNation's Earnings History.

AutoNation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for AutoNation.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for AutoNation's stock. Their predictions range from $35.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect AutoNation's share price to reach $50.75 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for AutoNation.

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Media coverage about AN stock has trended positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a daily sentiment score of 0.30 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the company an impact score of 46.13 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

AutoNation's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.32%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (5.41%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.52%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.20%), Kiltearn Partners LLP (2.08%) and OppenheimerFunds Inc. (1.90%). Company insiders that own AutoNation stock include Christopher Cade, Donna L Parlapiano, Edward S Lampert, Jonathan P Ferrando, Lance E Iserman, Michael J Jackson, Paul Frank Matysek, Robert R Grusky and Ross J Beaty. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AutoNation.

AN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Private Management Group Inc., Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Swiss National Bank, Legal & General Group Plc, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold AutoNation company stock in the last year include Donna L Parlapiano, Edward S Lampert, Lance E Iserman, 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Pagoda Asset Management LP, Tyvor Capital LLC, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Check Capital Management Inc. CA, LSV Asset Management and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.48.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion and generates $21.53 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $434.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.81 on an earnings per share basis. AutoNation employs 26,000 workers across the globe.

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]