Autonation Inc [AN] stock prices are down -0.35% to $158.00 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The AN shares have lost -2.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.64%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Autonation Inc [NYSE: AN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 24, 2025, when Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and also revised its price target to $192 from $200. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on September 25, 2024, and elevated its price target to $200. On September 12, 2024, Stephens initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $210 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and increased its price target to $140 on February 29, 2024. Evercore ISI initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $185 as its price target on January 17, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 31, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $145. In a note dated February 21, 2023, JP Morgan downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $125 to $130.
The stock price of Autonation Inc [AN] has been fluctuating between $150.08 and $198.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $215 within the next 12 months. Autonation Inc [NYSE: AN] shares were valued at $158.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.08% based on the average AN price forecast.
Analyzing the AN fundamentals
The Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN] reported sales of 26.77B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.59%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.52.
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 149.85 points at the first support level, and at 141.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 164.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 171.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN]’s Current Ratio is 0.74. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.21 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.23, the price to book ratio is 2.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.32.
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.
