AN - Finance

AutoNation, Inc. (AN)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | NYSE

205.31 USD -4.22 (-2.014%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆

Hot Take ↕ | April 18, 2026, 10:48 p.m. EDT

AN is a value trap waiting for a cycle turn, but structurally strong on the downside and manager-friendly. The thesis is a 'Hold/Bid' entry at current prices ($208) with a target of $220+, but short-term risk is high volatility downside if auto sales continue to slip, while long-term utility is undervalued relative to growth peers. Dividends are irrelevant; this is an investment for capital appreciation only.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
Model	MAE
AutoETS ✓	0.081830
AutoARIMA	0.081831
MSTL	0.082712
AutoTheta	0.111328

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score	51%
H-stat	3.48
Ljung-Box p	0.000
Jarque-Bera p	0.821
Excess Kurtosis	-0.27

Attribute	Value
Sector	Consumer Cyclical
Last Dividend Date	2000-07-02
Debt to Equity Ratio	436.91
Revenue per Share	734.878
Market Cap	7,126,419,968
Trailing P/E	12.05
Forward P/E	8.65
Beta	0.81
Profit Margins	2.35%
Website	https://www.autonation.com

As of April 18, 2026, 10:48 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a classic 'Fear vs. Greed' disconnect typical in cyclical retail stocks. Long Puts are heavily weighted toward the downside (high volume/OI at $125, $140, $150, $200), creating a massive 'Level 2' support floor with a pin risk around $200. Conversely, Deep Out-of-the-Money (OTM) Calls show unusual concentration at distant strikes ($240-250), indicating low-probability, high-reward upside plays but weak bullish conviction in the immediate term. Implied Volatility (IV) is elevated in the deep OTM Put wings, suggesting a significant floor and potential gamma squeeze near current levels, while ATM IV is moderate.

Dividend Data

Dividend History

Date	Dividend	Yield %
2000-07-03	0.687	10.272897
1995-04-27	0.250	17.376569

Additional Data

trailingAnnualDividendRate	0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield	0.0
lastDividendValue	0.687
lastDividendDate	2000-07-03

Info Dump

Attribute	Value
52 Week Change	0.2155714
Address1	200 SW 1st Avenue
All Time High	228.92
All Time Low	1.25
Ask	214.23
Ask Size	200
Audit Risk	4
Average Analyst Rating	2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day	349,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month	465,373
Average Volume	465,373
Average Volume10Days	349,530
Beta	0.812
Bid	193.37
Bid Size	100
Board Risk	3
Book Value	66.509
City	Fort Lauderdale
Compensation As Of Epoch Date	1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk	1
Country	United States
Crypto Tradeable	0
Currency	USD
Current Price	205.31
Current Ratio	0.839
Custom Price Alert Confidence	HIGH
Date Short Interest	1,774,915,200
Day High	211.545
Day Low	203.875
Debt To Equity	436.91
Display Name	AutoNation
Earnings Call Timestamp End	1,777,640,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start	1,777,640,400
Earnings Growth	0.013
Earnings Quarterly Growth	-0.075
Earnings Timestamp	1,777,638,600
Earnings Timestamp End	1,777,638,600
Earnings Timestamp Start	1,777,638,600
Ebitda	1,590,000,000
Ebitda Margins	0.057540003
Enterprise To Ebitda	10.878
Enterprise To Revenue	0.626
Enterprise Value	17,296,320,512
Eps Current Year	21.3006
Eps Forward	23.73562
Eps Trailing Twelve Months	17.04
Esg Populated	0
Exchange	NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By	0
Exchange Timezone Name	America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name	EDT
Fifty Day Average	196.1692
Fifty Day Average Change	9.140793
Fifty Day Average Change Percent	0.04659647
Fifty Two Week Change Percent	21.55714
Fifty Two Week High	228.92
Fifty Two Week High Change	-23.61
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent	-0.10313647
Fifty Two Week Low	155.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change	50.020004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent	0.32210708
Fifty Two Week Range	155.29 - 228.92
Financial Currency	USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds	642,432,600,000
Float Shares	32,629,988
Forward Eps	23.73562
Forward P E	8.649869
Free Cashflow	604,225,024
Full Exchange Name	NYSE
Full Time Employees	24,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds	-14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date	1,775,001,600
Gross Margins	0.17909001
Gross Profits	4,948,499,968
Has Pre Post Market Data	1
Held Percent Insiders	0.01512
Held Percent Institutions	0.99351996
Implied Shares Outstanding	34,710,538
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	7,126,419,968
Market State	PRE
Max Age	86,400
Message Board Id	finmb_112302
Most Recent Quarter	1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common	649,100,032
Next Fiscal Year End	1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap	7,047,365,735
Number Of Analyst Opinions	11
Open	210.79
Operating Cashflow	111,900,000
Operating Margins	0.04054
Overall Risk	1
Payout Ratio	0.0
Peg Ratio	0.77
Phone	954 769 6000
Previous Close	209.53
Price Eps Current Year	9.638696
Price Hint	2
Price To Book	3.0869505
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months	0.2579102
Profit Margins	0.02349
Quick Ratio	0.186
Quote Source Name	Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type	EQUITY
Recommendation Key	buy
Recommendation Mean	2.0
Region	US
Regular Market Change	-4.22
Regular Market Change Percent	-2.01403
Regular Market Day High	211.545
Regular Market Day Low	203.875
Regular Market Day Range	203.875 - 211.545
Regular Market Open	210.79
Regular Market Previous Close	209.53
Regular Market Price	205.31
Regular Market Time	1,776,801,603
Regular Market Volume	192,165
Return On Assets	0.061079998
Return On Equity	0.27055
Revenue Growth	-0.039
Revenue Per Share	734.878
Sand P52 Week Change	0.3140242
Sector	Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp	Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key	consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk	1
Shares Outstanding	34,325,487
Shares Percent Shares Out	0.063200004
Shares Short	2,168,113
Shares Short Previous Month Date	1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month	1,622,034
Short Name	AutoNation, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float	0.0932
Short Ratio	4.69
Source Interval	15
State	FL
Symbol	AN
Target High Price	300.0
Target Low Price	207.0
Target Mean Price	236.63635
Target Median Price	235.0
Total Cash	58,600,000
Total Cash Per Share	1.688
Total Debt	10,228,500,480
Total Revenue	27,631,400,960
Tradeable	0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate	0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield	0.0
Trailing Eps	17.04
Trailing P E	12.048708
Trailing Peg Ratio	0.7667
Triggerable	1
Two Hundred Day Average	206.49065
Two Hundred Day Average Change	-1.1806488
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent	-0.0057176864
Type Disp	Equity
Volume	192,165
Website	https://www.autonation.com
Zip	33,301