* AutoNation Inc AN.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings
of
$4.97 per share for the quarter ended December 31, lower than
the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of
$5.02. The mean expectation of twelve analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of $4.26 per share. Wall Street expected
results to range from $4.11 to $4.35 per share.
* Revenue rose 6.6% to $7.21 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $6.80 billion.
* AutoNation Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $4.64.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $186.1
million.
* AutoNation Inc shares had risen by 13.4% this quarter.
FORECAST CHANGES
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 0.1%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days, one analyst negatively revised an
earnings
estimate
RECOMMENDATIONS
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy," 5
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
* The average consensus recommendation for the auto
vehicles,
parts & service retailers peer group is also "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AutoNation Inc is
$195.00
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data February 11 at
02:31 p.m. UTC. All figures in US dollars unless otherwise
stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report,
contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or
feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com) QUARTER ENDING ESTIMATE ACTUAL BEAT, MET,
MISSED
Dec. 31 2024 4.26 4.97 Beat
Sep. 30 2024 4.38 4.02 Missed
Jun. 30 2024 4.34 3.99 Missed
Mar. 31 2024 4.27 4.49 Beat