The stock of Autonation Inc (NYSE: AN) has increased by 1.28 when compared to last closing price of 190.47. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.71% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-13 that Carvana’s digital model, surging sales and margin gains give it an edge over AutoNation for growth investors.
Is It Worth Investing in Autonation Inc (NYSE: AN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Autonation Inc (NYSE: AN) is above average at 11.41x. The 36-month beta value for AN is also noteworthy at 0.99. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AN is 27.62M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.16% of that float. The average trading volume of AN on June 19, 2025 was 486.20K shares.
AN’s Market Performance
AN stock saw an increase of -0.71% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.39% and a quarterly increase of 16.04%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.64%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.44% for Autonation Inc (AN). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.23% for AN’s stock, with a 10.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AN stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for AN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AN in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $217 based on the research report published on April 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stephens, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AN reach a price target of $192, previously predicting the price at $200. The rating they have provided for AN stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 24th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to AN, setting the target price at $200 in the report published on September 25th of the previous year.
AN Trading at 7.26% 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 -2.82% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AN starting from EDMUNDS C COLEMAN, who sale 12,324 shares at the price of $190.46 back on May 16 ’25. After this action, EDMUNDS C COLEMAN now owns 19,919 shares of Autonation Inc, valued at $2,347,172 using the latest closing price.
EDMUNDS C COLEMAN, the Officer of Autonation Inc, proposed sale 12,324 shares at $190.46 during a trade that took place back on May 16 ’25, which means that EDMUNDS C COLEMAN is holding shares at $2,347,172 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 0.17. Equity return is now at value 28.45, with 5.34 for asset returns.
Based on Autonation Inc (AN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.79 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.78.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.77.
Conclusion
In summary, Autonation Inc (AN) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
