AutoNation (AN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AutoNation, Inc. is a leading automotive retailer in the United States. The company sells new and used vehicles through a network of franchised dealerships and provides automotive services including vehicle financing, insurance products, maintenance, repair, parts, and collision-repair services.

In addition to its manufacturer-branded dealerships, AutoNation operates AutoNation USA locations focused primarily on used vehicles and offers digital tools that allow customers to research, purchase, finance, and service vehicles online. Its dealership portfolio represents a broad range of major automobile manufacturers.

Founded in 1996 as Republic Industries and renamed AutoNation in 1999, the company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AutoNation serves customers across the United States through its retail, service, and digital operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $155.43 to $163.29
• 50-Day Range: $157.01 to $229.90
• 52-Week Range: $155.43 to $235.81
• Volume: 638,077 shs
• Average Volume: 596,546 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $246.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AutoNation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AutoNation scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AutoNation has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AutoNation has a consensus price target of $246.50, representing about 57.0% upside from its current price of $157.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AutoNation has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AutoNation are expected to grow by 11.76% in the coming year, from $21.69 to $24.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AutoNation is 7.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AutoNation is 7.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AutoNation has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AutoNation has a P/B Ratio of 2.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.09% of the float of AutoNation has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AutoNation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.68.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AutoNation has recently increased by 17.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AutoNation does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AutoNation does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

AutoNation has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for AutoNation this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for AN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added AutoNation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AutoNation insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $198,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of AutoNation is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.62% of the stock of AutoNation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AN
• CIK: 350698
• Web: www.autonation.com
• Phone: (954) 769-6000
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 24,800
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AutoNation: $246.50
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +57.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $21.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.24
• P/E Growth: 0.78
• Net Income: $649.10 million
• Net Margins: 2.82%
• Pretax Margin: 3.76%
• Return on Equity: 31.24%
• Return on Assets: 4.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.68
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: $29.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.37
• Book Value: $64.19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,060,000
• Free Float: 32,598,000
• Market Cap: $5.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72