NYSE:AN - AutoNation Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

AutoNation announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, August 31st 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.01. The business earned $5.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.28 billion. AutoNation had a net margin of 1.99% and a return on equity of 15.97%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.97 EPS. 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 objectives for AutoNation's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate AutoNation's stock price to reach $50.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% 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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Press coverage about AN stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AutoNation earned a news sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company an impact score of 44.60 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

AutoNation's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail 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, 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 purchased 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 $49.18.

AutoNation has a market capitalization of $4.45 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]