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After finishing at $165.37 in the prior trading day, Autonation Inc (NYSE: AN) closed at $156.67, down -5.26%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. AN stock price reached its highest trading level at $165.465 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $156.12.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.21 and its Current Ratio is at 0.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
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 the company, Stephens on January 24, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $192 from $200 previously.
On September 25, 2024, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $145 to $200.
On September 12, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $210.Stephens initiated its Overweight rating on September 12, 2024, with a $210 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’24 when GRUSKY ROBERT R sold 1,000 shares for $179.79 per share. The transaction valued at 179,789 led to the insider holds 44,595 shares of the business.
GRUSKY ROBERT R bought 1,000 shares of AN for $179,789 on Dec 05 ’24. On Nov 21 ’24, another insider, DEES KIMBERLY, who serves as the SVP & CAO of the company, sold 453 shares for $169.92 each. As a result, the insider received 76,974 and left with 11 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 6148827648 and an Enterprise Value of 14761995264. As of this moment, Autonation’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.552 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.431.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AN is 1.14, which has changed by -0.015273392 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AN has reached a high of $198.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $149.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.10%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 473.43K shares per day over the past 3-months and 586370 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 39.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 28.76M. Insiders hold about 26.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.01% stake in the company. Shares short for AN as of 1740700800 were 1629397 with a Short Ratio of 3.44, compared to 1738281600 on 1760109. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1629397 and a Short% of Float of 6.65.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
