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As of close of business last night, Autonation Inc’s stock clocked out at $196.47, down -0.39% from its previous closing price of $197.23. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. AN stock price reached its highest trading level at $201.195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $194.96.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AN’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.20 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on April 23, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $217.
On January 24, 2025, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $200 to $192.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on September 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $200.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when EDMUNDS C COLEMAN sold 12,324 shares for $190.46 per share. The transaction valued at 2,347,172 led to the insider holds 19,919 shares of the business.
EDMUNDS C COLEMAN bought 12,324 shares of AN for $2,347,172 on May 16 ’25. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, GRUSKY ROBERT R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $179.79 each. As a result, the insider received 179,789 and left with 44,595 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AN now has a Market Capitalization of 7165688320 and an Enterprise Value of 16873689088. As of this moment, Autonation’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.604 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.118.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AN is 0.86, which has changed by 0.26371646 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AN has reached a high of $228.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $148.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.61%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AN traded 434.54K shares on average per day over the past three months and 555450 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 36.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.81M. Insiders hold about 23.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.13% stake in the company. Shares short for AN as of 1760486400 were 1182769 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1757894400 on 1491701. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1182769 and a Short% of Float of 4.01.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Autonation Inc (AN) involves the perspectives of 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.54, with high estimates of $4.92 and low estimates of $3.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $20.32 and $19.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $20.0. EPS for the following year is $21.02, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $22.0 and $20.0.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 9 analysts expect revenue to total $7.17B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.34B to a low estimate of $6.82B. As of. The current estimate, Autonation Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.21BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.88B. There is a high estimate of $7.05B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.73B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $27.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $27.8B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $26.77BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $29.2B and the low estimate is $27.65B.
