AutoNation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for AutoNation stock have an average target of 204.13, with a low estimate of 189 and a high estimate of 240. The average target predicts an increase of 12.56% from the current stock price of 181.36.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$189	$204.13	$200	$240
Change	+4.21%	+12.56%	+10.28%	+32.33%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for AutoNation stock from 9 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	3	3	3	3	2	2
Hold	2	2	2	2	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	9	9	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Rajat Gupta JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $180 → $195	Hold	Maintains	$180 → $195	+7.52%	Feb 19, 2025
Douglas Dutton Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $220 → $240	Buy	Maintains	$220 → $240	+32.33%	Feb 18, 2025
Ronald Jewsikow Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Reiterates n/a	Strong Buy	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	Feb 12, 2025
Colin Langan Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $170 → $194	Hold	Maintains	$170 → $194	+6.97%	Feb 12, 2025
Jeff Lick Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Maintains $195 → $200	Hold	Maintains	$195 → $200	+10.28%	Feb 12, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

27.76B

from 26.77B

3.71%

from 26.77B

Revenue Next Year

28.79B

from 27.76B

3.72%

from 27.76B

EPS This Year

19.06

from 16.92

12.65%

from 16.92

EPS Next Year

21.34

from 19.06

11.94%

from 19.06

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	20.39B	25.84B	26.99B	26.95B	26.77B	27.76B	28.79B	31.55B
Revenue Growth	-4.43%	26.75%	4.41%	-0.13%	-0.68%	3.71%	3.72%	9.57%
EPS	4.30	18.31	24.29	22.74	16.92	19.06	21.34	25.16
EPS Growth	-13.55%	325.94%	32.71%	-6.40%	-25.59%	12.65%	11.94%	17.94%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.52	8.50	7.21
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	12	6

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	29.4B	32.7B	36.3B
Avg	27.8B	28.8B	31.5B
Low	25.1B	25.1B	28.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	9.9%	18.0%	26.2%
Avg	3.7%	3.7%	9.6%
Low	-6.3%	-9.4%	-2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	21.00	26.13	30.19
Avg	19.06	21.34	25.16
Low	16.59	18.13	19.33

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	24.1%	37.1%	41.5%
Avg	12.6%	11.9%	17.9%
Low	-1.9%	-4.9%	-9.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.