Autonation Inc(AN) Price Forecast & Company Analysis. P/E · Dividend · Earnings · Price Target · RSI · MACD | US Stocks Today
Oct 26 at 4:00 PM ET (Korea 10/27 05:00)
Full metrics table
| Index | - | P/E | 7.42 | EPS (ttm) | 21.59 | Insider Own | 28.31% | Shs Outstand | 33.1M | Perf Week | -0.12% |
| Market Cap | 5.30B | Forward P/E | 6.81 | EPS next Y | 12.58% | Insider Trans | -0.04% | Shs Float | 23.7M | Perf Month | -4.06% |
| Enterprise Value | 16.50B | PEG | 0.71 | EPS next Q | 5.08 | Inst Own | 74.48% | Short Float | 12.46% | Perf Quarter | -27.29% |
| Income | 0.77B | P/S | 0.19 | EPS this Y | 3.33% | Inst Trans | -0.6% | Short Ratio | 5.59 | Perf Half Y | -21.47% |
| Sales | 27.45B | P/B | 2.35 | EPS next 5Y | 9.65% | ROA | 5.33% | Short Interest | 2.95M | Perf YTD | -22.41% |
| Book/sh | 68.19 | P/C | 42.75 | EPS past 3/5Y | -11.15% 31.69% | ROE | 32.77% | 52W High | -32.06% ($235.81) | Perf Year | -19.98% |
| Cash/sh | 3.75 | P/FCF | - | Sales past 3/5Y | 0.79% 6.27% | ROIC | 8.87% | 52W Low | 5.52% ($151.82) | Perf 3Y | 22.83% |
| Dividend Est. | - | EV/EBITDA | 10.72 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 35.87% | Gross Margin | 16.92% | Volatility(W/M) | 4.74% 3.78% | Perf 5Y | 27.72% |
| Dividend TTM | - | EV/Sales | 0.6 | Sales Y/Y TTM | -0.06% | Oper. Margin | 4.69% | ATR (14) | 6.49 | Perf 10Y | 243.04% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | - | Quick Ratio | 0.18 | EPS Q/Q | 138.82% | Profit Margin | 2.82% | RSI (14) | 43.81 | Recom | 1.69 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | - | Current Ratio | 0.78 | Sales Q/Q | -0.64% | SMA20 | 0.88% ($158.8) | Beta | 0.84 | Target Price | $213.45 |
| Payout | - | Debt/Eq | 5.02 | Earnings | 2026/10/30 | SMA50 | -10.68% ($179.36) | Rel Volume | 0.71 | Prev Close | $161.05 |
| Employees | 24800 | LT Debt/Eq | 2.87 | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 1.4% -1.04% | SMA200 | -17.65% ($194.54) | Avg Volume(3M) | 0.53M | Price | $160.2 |
| IPO | 1990/5/11 | Option/Short | Yes/Yes | Trades | 6789 | Volume | 375,072 | Change | -0.53% |
This is a major U.S. automotive retail company. It operates across new and used vehicle sales, high-margin parts and service, and auto financing, while also running collision repair operations. As an automotive retail stock, its performance is closely tied to vehicle sales volumes and to earnings from parts, service, and financing. The company is also well known for its aggressive share buyback program.
Over the past 1 year, on the lower side
32% below its 1-year high.
Traded less than usual. That is 71% of its average volume.
Next earnings report: October 30
3 days to go.
AN earns moderately but has a weak balance sheet
Of every $100 in sales, $4.69 is kept as operating profit.
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Earnings are growing steadily
Earnings are expected to grow by +3.3% this year.
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Within its industry, it looks cheap
For a company expected to earn $100 next year, you would pay $681. Peers typically go for $1,166. It is about in line with its own 5-year average.
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Results came in about as expected
Slight tendency to beat estimates
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The outlook is positive
Analyst sentiment is Buy.
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Long-term returns are roughly flat
Bought 5 years ago, your return today would be +27.7%. The S&P 500 did +68% over the same period.
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No dividend
It reinvests profits in the business instead of paying dividends.
Ownership is about average
Institutions hold 74.5%.
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Multiple ETFs hold this stock, but only a sliver
Buying this ETF gives you exposure to this stock as well.
GLRY Inspire Growth ETF 0.03% 
XMVM Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF 0.02% 
MYCK State Street My2031 Corporate Bond ETF 0.02% 
RJVI RJ Eagle Vertical Income ETF 0.01% 
FXD First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund 0.01% Special products that amplify (leveraged) or invert this single stock. They decay quickly and are not for long-term holding.
VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF 67.2B 
XLF State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF 51.7B 
VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 45.1B 
EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF 23.5B 
BBJP JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF 18.9B It ranks #5 of 25 in the industry
Based on market cap of $5B.
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FAQ
What kind of company is AN?
AN belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector and operates in the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry.
What is the market cap of AN?
The market cap of AN is approximately $5.3B, ranking 1,312 within its sector.
What is the P/E ratio of AN?
AN has a P/E ratio of approximately 7.4x, which can be used to assess its valuation relative to the Consumer Cyclical sector average.
What is the 52-week high and low for AN?
AN has recorded a 52-week high of $235.81 and a low of $151.82.
