A share price of Autonation Inc [AN] is currently trading at $179.66, up 0.04%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AN shares have gain 9.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Autonation Inc [NYSE: AN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 25, 2024, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $200 from $145. Previously, Stephens started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on September 12, 2024, and set its price target to $210. On February 29, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $140 on the stock. Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $185 on January 17, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral but $145 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 31, 2023. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on February 21, 2023, and upped its price target to $130. In a note dated January 17, 2023, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $104 to $96.
Autonation Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $130.35 and $197.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $193 within the next 12 months. Autonation Inc [NYSE: AN] shares were valued at $179.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.43% based on the average AN price forecast.
Analyzing the AN fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN] were 26.32B which represents -4.45% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.93.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 175.56 points at the first support level, and at 171.46 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 181.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 183.84.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN] is 0.80. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.20, while the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.27, the price to book ratio is 3.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.36.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DEES KIMBERLY, SVP & CAO, that happened on Nov 21 ’24 when 453.0 shares were sold. 10% Owner, LAMPERT EDWARD S completed a deal on Aug 26 ’24 to sell 39194.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner LAMPERT EDWARD S sold 10725.0 shares on Aug 27 ’24.
