AutoNation, Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：AN）获得分析师的平均评级 “持有”|SEC_新浪财经

Shares of AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN – Get Rating) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the ten analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $152.38.

AN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on AutoNation from $126.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut AutoNation from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $125.00 to $130.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 21st. StockNews.com cut AutoNation from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley cut AutoNation from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $104.00 to $96.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 17th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price target on AutoNation from $169.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 21st.

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AutoNation Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE AN opened at $139.25 on Monday. AutoNation has a 52 week low of $94.92 and a 52 week high of $158.30. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $121.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $116.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90. The company has a market cap of $6.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.16.

AutoNation (NYSE:AN – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 17th. The company reported $6.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.89 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.76 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that AutoNation will post 20.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Edward S. Lampert sold 51,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.79, for a total value of $7,909,769.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 5,382,655 shares in the company, valued at $833,181,167.45. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, major shareholder Edward S. Lampert sold 51,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.79, for a total value of $7,909,769.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 5,382,655 shares in the company, valued at $833,181,167.45. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Edward S. Lampert sold 125,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.82, for a total value of $13,102,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 5,878,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $616,225,040.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 549,172 shares of company stock valued at $67,416,215. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AutoNation

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in AutoNation by 87.8% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 231 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in AutoNation in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in AutoNation in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. TFO TDC LLC purchased a new stake in AutoNation in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in AutoNation by 202.5% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 596 shares of the company's stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.31% of the company's stock.

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.