At the time of writing, Autonation Inc [AN] stock is trading at $173.31, up 11.30%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AN shares have gain 3.51% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.06%, and 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Autonation Inc fluctuated between $148.33 and $198.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $215 within the next 12 months. Autonation Inc [NYSE: AN] shares were valued at $173.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.06% based on the average AN price forecast.
Analyzing the AN fundamentals
According to Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN], the company’s sales were 26.77B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.59% jump. 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 159.94 points at the first support level, and at 146.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 181.48, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 189.64.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Autonation Inc [NYSE:AN] has a current ratio of 0.74. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.21, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.25, the price to book ratio is 2.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.23.
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.
