The price-to-earnings ratio for Autonation Inc. (NYSE: AN) is above average at 8.93x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.20.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for AN is 25.45M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.55% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of AN on October 25, 2024 was 387.63K shares.
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AN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Autonation Inc. (NYSE: AN) has increased by 0.74 when compared to last closing price of 162.00.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -3.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-22 that Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of AutoNation (AN) for the quarter ended September 2024 by going beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
AN’s Market Performance
Autonation Inc. (AN) has experienced a -3.45% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -6.74% drop in the past month, and a -8.38% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.42% for AN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.14% for AN’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.76% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AN stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for AN by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for AN in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $200 based on the research report published on September 25, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stephens, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AN reach a price target of $210. The rating they have provided for AN stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 12th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to AN, setting the target price at $140 in the report published on February 29th of the current year.
AN Trading at -4.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.07%, as shares sank -8.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AN fell by -3.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $168.49. In addition, Autonation Inc. saw 8.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AN starting from LAMPERT EDWARD S, who sale 39,194 shares at the price of $183.43 back on Aug 26 ’24. After this action, LAMPERT EDWARD S now owns 3,786,144 shares of Autonation Inc., valued at $7,189,355 using the latest closing price.
LAMPERT EDWARD S, the 10% Owner of Autonation Inc., sale 10,725 shares at $180.14 during a trade that took place back on Aug 27 ’24, which means that LAMPERT EDWARD S is holding 3,775,419 shares at $1,932,027 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Autonation Inc. stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 36.50, with 6.53 for asset returns.
Based on Autonation Inc. (AN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 30.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Autonation Inc. (AN) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
