AutoNation Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:AN)

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

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 22nd. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.12. The firm earned $5.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.29 billion. AutoNation had a net margin of 1.89% and a return on equity of 15.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.14 EPS. View AutoNation's Earnings History.

AutoNation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AutoNation.

AutoNation will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

8 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for AutoNation's stock. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate AutoNation's stock price to reach $42.44 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for AutoNation.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoNation in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AutoNation.

News headlines about AN stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a news sentiment score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for AutoNation.

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AutoNation's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.34%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.13%), Townsend & Associates Inc (0.03%), CenturyLink Investment Management Co (0.03%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.03%) and Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own AutoNation stock include Carl C Liebert III, Cheryl Miller, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Donna L Parlapiano, Edward S Lampert, James R Bender, Lance E Iserman, Marc G Cannon, Michael J Jackson, Rick L Burdick and Robert R Grusky. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AutoNation.

AN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC, CenturyLink Investment Management Co, 6 Meridian, Pacer Advisors Inc., Chickasaw Capital Management LLC, Fox Run Management L.L.C. and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AutoNation company stock in the last year include Cheryl Miller, Christopher Cade, David B Edelson, Edward S Lampert, James R Bender, Marc G Cannon, Michael J Jackson 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 Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Townsend & Associates Inc, Stephens Inc. AR, Whittier Trust Co., Cerebellum GP LLC, Strs Ohio and Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP. Company insiders that have bought AutoNation stock in the last two years include Carl C Liebert III and David B Edelson. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.53.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $4.50 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.View Additional Information About AutoNation.

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]