AutoNation, Inc. (AN) is a Auto - Dealerships company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $200.00. It has a SharesGrow Score of 50/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of AN = $527.94 (+164% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is AN = $248 (+24% upside).
Valuation: AN trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 10.9 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.98.
Financials: revenue is $27.6B, +0.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $649M, growing at -21.4%/yr. Net profit margin is 2.3% (thin). Gross margin is 17% (-2.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $10.2B against $2.3B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 4.35, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.84 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 70.8%. Total assets: $14.4B.
Analyst outlook: 20 / 34 analysts rate AN as buy (59%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 72/100 (Pass), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 17/100 (Fail), Moat 41/100 (Fail), Future 58/100 (Partial), Income 30/100 (Fail).
