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 has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, August 31st 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.01. The company earned $5.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.28 billion. AutoNation had a return on equity of 15.97% and a net margin of 1.99%. The company'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 Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for AutoNation.

13 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for AutoNation's shares. 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. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for AutoNation.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoNation in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News headlines about AN stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a coverage optimism score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 46.05 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

AutoNation's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Denali Advisors LLC (0.03%), CenturyLink Investment Management Co (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own AutoNation stock include Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC, CenturyLink Investment Management Co and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $49.17.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $4.44 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]