NYSE:KAR - KAR Auction Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

KAR Auction Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KAR."

KAR Auction Services announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, January 3rd. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 19th. View KAR Auction Services' Dividend History.

KAR Auction Services Inc (NYSE:KAR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.04. The specialty retailer earned $701.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $697.46 million. KAR Auction Services had a net margin of 6.95% and a return on equity of 16.67%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.70 earnings per share. View KAR Auction Services' Earnings History.

KAR Auction Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for KAR Auction Services.

KAR Auction Services issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.12-1.22 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.25.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for KAR Auction Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect KAR Auction Services' stock price to reach $32.92 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 49.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for KAR Auction Services.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KAR Auction Services in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for KAR Auction Services.

Press coverage about KAR stock has been trending extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. KAR Auction Services earned a news sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for KAR Auction Services.

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KAR Auction Services' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Michigan Retirement System (1.17%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.32%), Triad Investment Management (0.12%), OLD Second National Bank of Aurora (0.07%), Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA (0.03%) and Signet Financial Management LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own KAR Auction Services stock include Benjamin Skuy, Donald S Gottwald, James E Money II, James P Hallett, Lisa A Price, Mark E Hill and Rebecca C Polak. View Institutional Ownership Trends for KAR Auction Services.

KAR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, First National Bank of Omaha, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Signet Financial Management LLC, Raymond James Trust N.A., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and NEXT Financial Group Inc. View Insider Buying and Selling for KAR Auction Services.

KAR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Michigan Retirement System, Triad Investment Management, Strs Ohio, First Hawaiian Bank, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, OLD Second National Bank of Aurora, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . View Insider Buying and Selling for KAR Auction Services.

Shares of KAR 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 KAR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.98.

KAR Auction Services has a market capitalization of $2.83 billion and generates $3.77 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $328 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.96 on an earnings per share basis. KAR Auction Services employs 18,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About KAR Auction Services.

The official website for KAR Auction Services is http://www.karauctionservices.com/.

KAR Auction Services' mailing address is 11299 N. Illinois Street, CARMEL IN, 46032. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 800-923-3725 or via email at [email protected]