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 approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, August 31st 2017, which permits the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $5.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.28 billion. AutoNation had a net margin of 1.99% and a return on equity of 15.97%. The business's revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.97 earnings per share. 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 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for AutoNation's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect AutoNation's stock price to reach $50.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.4% 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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Media stories about AN stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 45.55 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

AutoNation's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.14%), Garner Asset Management Corp (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.03%), CenturyLink Investment Management Co (0.03%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.02%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, LS Investment Advisors LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Garner Asset Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold AutoNation company stock in the last year include David B Edelson, Donna L Parlapiano, Edward S Lampert, Lance E Iserman, Michael J Jackson and Robert R Grusky. View Insider Buying and Selling for AutoNation.

AN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC, CenturyLink Investment Management Co, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Townsend & Associates Inc. 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 $48.59.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $4.41 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]