AutoNation Inc reports results for the quarter ended in March - Earnings Summary

AutoNation

26/04/2024 16:36

* AutoNation Inc  AN.N  reported quarterly adjusted earnings
of
$4.49​​ per share for the quarter ended in March, lower than the
same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $6.05. 
The mean expectation of twelve analysts for the quarter was
for earnings of $4.27 per share. Wall Street expected results to
range from $3.96  to $4.48 per share.
    * Revenue rose 1.4% to $6.49 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $6.50 billion. 
    * AutoNation Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $4.49​.
    * The company reported quarterly net income of $190.1
million.
    * AutoNation Inc shares had fallen by 3.1% this quarter and
gained 6.8% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by
about 17.5%
in the last three months.​ 
    * In the last 30 days, four analysts negatively revised
earnings
estimates

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." 
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AutoNation
Inc is
$174.50 

This summary was machine generated from LSEG data April 26 at
03:36 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
 Mar. 31 2024      4.27           4.49           Beat
 Dec. 31 2023      4.95           5.02           Beat
 Sep. 30 2023      5.49           5.54           Beat
 Jun. 30 2023      5.91           6.29           Beat