Is that what Sustainable Earning stands for?: Autonation Inc (AN)

Autonation Inc [AN] stock is trading at $173.84, up 1.54%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AN shares have gain 1.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.80%, 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 [AN] stock has fluctuated between $133.13 and $197.18 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $229 within the next 12 months. Autonation Inc [NYSE: AN] shares were valued at $173.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.73% based on the average AN price forecast.

Analyzing the AN fundamentals

Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN] reported sales of 26.32B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -4.45%. 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 172.17 points at the first support level, and at 170.51 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 175.83.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Autonation Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.80. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.20, and the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.26, the price to book ratio is 2.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.02.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved GRUSKY ROBERT R, Director, that happened on Dec 05 ’24 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Director, GRUSKY ROBERT R completed a deal on Dec 05 ’24 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP & CAO DEES KIMBERLY sold 453.0 shares on Nov 21 ’24.

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