AutoNation, Inc. (AN)Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | NYSE
159.80 USD
+6.61
(4.315%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 159.80 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT
AutoNation offers a deep value opportunity obscured by significant balance sheet risk. The company trades at a mere 7.3 times earnings with a 32% return on equity, yet it carries over 500% debt-to-equity and a current ratio below 1. While the long-term price history shows a remarkable 334% gain over nine years and analysts project substantial upside, the stock is currently trading 20% below its 200-day moving average, signaling weak near-term momentum. Without a dividend to cushion the wait, investors must weigh the exceptional profitability metrics against the precarious capital structure in a cyclical downturn. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.078542 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.078544 |
| MSTL | 0.080880 |
| AutoTheta | 0.088061 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 48.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.008 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.12 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Last Dividend Date | 2000-07-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 501.585 |
| Revenue per Share | 774.288 |
| Market Cap | 5,283,117,056 |
| Trailing P/E | 7.40 |
| Forward P/E | 6.76 |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Profit Margins | 2.82% |
| Website | https://www.autonation.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile recovery with significant downside protection. Put volume concentrates heavily at the 140 to 165 strike range for near-term expirations, while call interest builds substantial walls at 180 to 250 strikes for later dates. This indicates a belief that the stock could rally toward analyst targets, but traders are actively hedging against a continued decline below current levels.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-03 | 0.687 | 10.272897 |
| 1995-04-27 | 0.250 | 15.686275 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.25574028 |
| Address1 | 200 SW 1st Avenue |
| All Time High | 235.81 |
| All Time Low | 1.25 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 550,830 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 511,264 |
| Average Volume | 511,264 |
| Average Volume10Days | 550,830 |
| Beta | 0.814 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 68.193 |
| City | Fort Lauderdale |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 159.8 |
| Current Ratio | 0.782 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 163.515 |
| Day Low | 157.3 |
| Debt To Equity | 501.585 |
| Display Name | AutoNation |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,365,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,365,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.385 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.108 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,363,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,363,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,363,400 |
| Ebitda | 1,515,500,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.055209998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.928 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.603 |
| Enterprise Value | 16,561,117,184 |
| Eps Current Year | 21.01322 |
| Eps Forward | 23.62333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 21.59 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 186.2246 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -26.424591 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14189635 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -25.574028 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 235.81 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -76.009995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.32233575 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 151.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.9799957 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.052562214 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 151.82 - 235.81 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 642,432,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 32,632,338 |
| Forward Eps | 23.62333 |
| Forward P E | 6.7644997 |
| Free Cashflow | 356,124,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 24,800 |
| Fullday Change | 6.6100006 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 4.3149037 |
| Fullday Price | 159.8 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.17834999 |
| Gross Profits | 4,895,399,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01434 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.02439 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 33,060,806 |
| Industry | Auto & Truck Dealerships |
| Industry Disp | Auto & Truck Dealerships |
| Industry Key | auto-truck-dealerships |
| Ir Website | http://investors.autonation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85803&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 962,582,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.687 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 834,364,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | AutoNation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Domestic, Import, Premium Luxury, and AutoNation Finance. It offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and parts and services, such as automotive repair and maintenance, and wholesale parts and collision services. The company also provides automotive finance and insurance products comprising vehicle services and other protection products; and indirect financing, as well as arranges finance for vehicle purchases through third-party finance sources. It owns and operates new vehicle franchises from stores located in metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region, as well as AutoNation-branded collision centers, AutoNation USA used vehicle stores, AutoNation-branded automotive auction operations, and parts distribution centers. The company was formerly known as Republic Industries, Inc. and changed its name to AutoNation, Inc. in 1999. AutoNation, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
| Long Name | AutoNation, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,283,117,056 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_112302 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 774,700,032 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,456,686,030 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 157.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | 293,300,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04449 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.42 |
| Phone | 954 769 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 159.8 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,094,428 |
| Previous Close | 153.19 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.604737 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.343349 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.1924738 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02822 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.147 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.69231 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 6.61 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.3149 |
| Regular Market Day High | 163.515 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 157.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 157.3 - 163.515 |
| Regular Market Open | 157.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 153.19 |
| Regular Market Price | 159.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,403 |
| Regular Market Volume | 676,606 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05435 |
| Return On Equity | 0.32766998 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.006 |
| Revenue Per Share | 774.288 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 33,060,806 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.08930001 |
| Shares Short | 2,952,582 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,235,374 |
| Short Name | AutoNation, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1342 |
| Short Ratio | 4.66 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | AN |
| Target High Price | 300.0 |
| Target Low Price | 175.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 222.0 |
| Target Median Price | 217.5 |
| Total Cash | 53,300,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.612 |
| Total Debt | 11,331,300,352 |
| Total Revenue | 27,448,500,224 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 21.59 |
| Trailing P E | 7.401575 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.4662 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 196.29636 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -36.496353 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.18592477 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 676,606 |
| Website | https://www.autonation.com |
| Zip | 33,301 |