AutoNation（纽约证券交易所代码：AN）的目标股价上调至154.00美元|SEC_新浪财经

AutoNation (NYSE:AN – Get Rating) had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $126.00 to $154.00 in a research note released on Tuesday morning, The Fly reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the stock.

AN has been the subject of several other reports. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of AutoNation to $154.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 1st. StockNews.com downgraded AutoNation from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded AutoNation from a neutral rating to an underweight rating and raised their target price for the company from $125.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded AutoNation from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating and reduced their target price for the company from $104.00 to $96.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $152.38.

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AutoNation Price Performance

NYSE:AN opened at $141.86 on Tuesday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $120.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.62. The company has a market cap of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.92. AutoNation has a 52-week low of $94.92 and a 52-week high of $158.30.

AutoNation (NYSE:AN – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 17th. The company reported $6.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.89 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.52 billion. AutoNation had a return on equity of 62.12% and a net margin of 5.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.76 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AutoNation will post 19.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AutoNation news, major shareholder Edward S. Lampert sold 51,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.79, for a total transaction of $7,909,769.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 5,382,655 shares of the company's stock, valued at $833,181,167.45. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, major shareholder Edward S. Lampert sold 51,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.79, for a total value of $7,909,769.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 5,382,655 shares in the company, valued at $833,181,167.45. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Edward S. Lampert sold 68,038 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.40, for a total transaction of $9,552,535.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 5,433,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $762,899,202. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 549,172 shares of company stock valued at $67,416,215 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of AutoNation

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AN. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of AutoNation by 87.8% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 231 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in AutoNation in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AutoNation in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. TFO TDC LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AutoNation in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of AutoNation by 54.5% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 459 shares of the company's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. 86.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AutoNation Company Profile

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AutoNation, Inc engages in the provision of automotive products and services. It operates through the following segments: Domestic, Import, Premium Luxury, and Corporate & Other. The Domestic segment comprises retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured by General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.