NYSE:AN - AutoNation Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

AutoNation announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, August 31st 2017, which allows the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 22nd. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.04. The company earned $5.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.63 billion. AutoNation had a return on equity of 15.89% and a net margin of 1.85%. The company's revenue was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.02 earnings per share. View AutoNation's Earnings History.

AutoNation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AutoNation.

9 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for AutoNation's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate AutoNation's stock price to reach $41.3825 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.3% from the stock's current price. 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 3 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AutoNation.

Media coverage about AN stock has trended positive on Sunday, 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 public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a daily sentiment score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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AutoNation's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.91%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.66%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.39%), Prudential Financial Inc. (1.50%), Magnolia Group LLC (1.41%) and Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.00%). Company insiders that own AutoNation stock include Cheryl Miller, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Donna L Parlapiano, Edward S Lampert, Lance E Iserman, Michael J Jackson, Paul Frank Matysek, Rick L Burdick, 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 BlackRock Inc., Strs Ohio, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Bank of America Corp DE, KBC Group NV, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. and FMR LLC. Company insiders that have sold AutoNation company stock in the last year include Cheryl Miller, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Michael J Jackson, Rick L Burdick and Robert R Grusky. View Insider Buying and Selling for AutoNation.

AN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Magnolia Group LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Norges Bank, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Private Management Group Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP and Geode Capital Management LLC. 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 $33.57.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $3.02 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.

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]