AutoNation Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoNation in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" AutoNation stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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AutoNation is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 10th 2021.
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AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 15th. The company reported $2.43 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.42. AutoNation had a net margin of 1.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.17%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.32 EPS.
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AutoNation's stock was trading at $37.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AN shares have increased by 102.9% and is now trading at $76.82.
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AutoNation announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 21st 2020, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 10% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

9 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for AutoNation's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect AutoNation's stock price to reach $63.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.3%.
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41 employees have rated AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson on Glassdoor.com. Mike Jackson has an approval rating of 67% among AutoNation's employees.

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

AutoNation's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.99%), BlackRock Inc. (5.46%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (2.70%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.70%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (2.32%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.99%). Company insiders that own AutoNation stock include C Coleman Edmunds, 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, Robert R Grusky and Steven L Gerard.
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AN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, AJO LP, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Ninety One UK Ltd, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold AutoNation company stock in the last year include C Coleman Edmunds, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Edward S Lampert, Marc G Cannon, Michael J Jackson, Rick L Burdick, and Robert R Grusky.
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AN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Guggenheim Capital LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC, and Gamco Investors INC. ET AL. Company insiders that have bought AutoNation stock in the last two years include Carl C Liebert III, and Steven L Gerard.
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Shares of AN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.82.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $6.32 billion and generates $21.34 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $450 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.55 on an earnings per share basis.

AutoNation employs 25,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for AutoNation is www.autonation.com.

AutoNation is headquartered at 200 SW 1ST AVE SUITE 1600, FORT LAUDERDALE FL, 33301.

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]