Stock Research: AutoNation

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AutoNation

NYSE:AN US05329W1027
41
  • Value
    6
  • Growth
    57
  • Safety
    Safety
    46
  • Combined
    19
  • Sentiment
    82
  • 360° View
    360° View
    41
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Company Description

AutoNation, Inc. is an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in the automotive retail industry, selling new vehicles from brands like General Motors, Ford, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz. AutoNation operates primarily in the United States, particularly in the Sunbelt region. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $7,741 million, profits of $4,785 million, and revenue of $26,765 million, with 25,100 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 41 (better than 41% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock AutoNation are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for AutoNation. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 57, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 57% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 82, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 82% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 46, which means that the share price of AutoNation is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 6, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 94% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
46 51 49 73
Growth
57 71 31 91
Safety
Safety
6 21 15 38
Sentiment
82 93 55 9
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41 66 18 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
76 70 74 28
Opinions Change
94 54 40 8
Pro Holdings
n/a 91 43 39
Market Pulse
41 70 46 52
Sentiment
82 93 55 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
46 51 49 73
Growth
57 71 31 91
Safety Safety
6 21 15 38
Combined
19 49 9 77
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
79 83 92 89
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
70 73 73 86
Price vs. Book (P/B)
37 38 34 52
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
46 51 49 73
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
12 42 29 59
Profit Growth
69 45 39 59
Capital Growth
73 74 30 88
Stock Returns
79 85 85 75
Growth
57 71 31 91
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
28 33 28 56
Refinancing
8 10 8 16
Liquidity
43 46 58 58
Safety Safety
6 21 15 38

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