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Autonation Inc. (NYSE: AN) closed the day trading at $162.00 up 0.15% from the previous closing price of $161.76. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. AN stock price reached its highest trading level at $163.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.95.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AN, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.21 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.82.
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, Morgan Stanley on September 25, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $200 from $145 previously.
On September 12, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $210.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on February 29, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $117 to $140.
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 Aug 26 ’24 when LAMPERT EDWARD S sold 39,194 shares for $183.43 per share. The transaction valued at 7,189,355 led to the insider holds 3,786,144 shares of the business.
LAMPERT EDWARD S sold 10,725 shares of AN for $1,932,027 on Aug 27 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 3,775,419 shares after completing the transaction at $180.14 per share. On Aug 23 ’24, another insider, LAMPERT EDWARD S, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 500 shares for $182.06 each. As a result, the insider received 91,030 and left with 3,825,338 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 6428030464 and an Enterprise Value of 15175128064. As of this moment, Autonation’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.57 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.386.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AN has reached a high of $197.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.08%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AN traded about 385.04K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AN traded about 525120 shares per day. A total of 41.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.45M. Insiders hold about 35.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.60% stake in the company. Shares short for AN as of 1727654400 were 2684452 with a Short Ratio of 6.97, compared to 1724976000 on 2572602. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2684452 and a Short% of Float of 10.6800005.
