AutoNation Stock Forecast, Price & News

AutoNation's stock was trading at $37.87 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AN stock has increased by 103.8% and is now trading at $77.19.
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9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoNation in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research 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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6,978 employees have rated AutoNation CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among AutoNation's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

AutoNation is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 16th 2021.
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AutoNation will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 16th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 21st. The company reported $2.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.73. The firm earned $5.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.19 billion. AutoNation had a net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 17.17%. AutoNation's quarterly revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.11 earnings per share.
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AutoNation announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, October 21st 2020, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for AutoNation's stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $79.00. On average, they expect AutoNation's stock price to reach $62.13 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 19.5%.
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AutoNation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AN."

AutoNation's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.11%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.05%), Townsend & Associates Inc (0.05%), TrimTabs Asset Management LLC (0.03%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). 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 Pacer Advisors Inc., Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including G&S Capital LLC, Park Avenue Securities LLC, Pendal Group Limited, Coastal Investment Advisors Inc., Ritholtz Wealth Management, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, and Townsend & Associates Inc. Company insiders that have bought AutoNation stock in the last two years include Carl C Liebert III, David B Edelson, 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.

One share of AN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.19.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $6.78 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'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]