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After finishing at $196.26 in the prior trading day, Autonation Inc (NYSE: AN) closed at $193.23, down -1.54%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. AN stock price reached its highest trading level at $196.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $190.41.
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 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.00.
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:
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 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 7285929984 and an Enterprise Value of 16527633408. As of this moment, Autonation’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.602 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.068.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AN is 0.89, which has changed by 0.013160706 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AN has reached a high of $217.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $148.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.98%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 444.82K shares per day over the past 3-months and 684040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 37.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 28.14M. Insiders hold about 25.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.33% stake in the company. Shares short for AN as of 1752537600 were 1129671 with a Short Ratio of 2.54, compared to 1749772800 on 1469791. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1129671 and a Short% of Float of 3.73.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
