AutoNation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts that cover AutoNation stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $242.1, which forecasts a 33.42% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $183 and the highest is $300.

Price Target: $242.1 (+33.42%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$183	$242.1	$238	$300
Change	+0.85%	+33.42%	+31.16%	+65.33%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for AutoNation stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	5	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	2	3	3	4	4	4
Hold	3	3	3	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Adam Jonas Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $233 → $238	Buy	Maintains	$233 → $238	+31.16%	Mar 2, 2026
Jeff Lick Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Maintains $228 → $232	Hold	Maintains	$228 → $232	+27.85%	Feb 11, 2026
Colin Langan Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $222 → $230	Hold	Maintains	$222 → $230	+26.75%	Feb 9, 2026
John Babcock Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $250 → $245	Buy	Maintains	$250 → $245	+35.02%	Jan 21, 2026
Rajat Gupta JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold → Buy Upgrades $235	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$235	+29.51%	Jan 16, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

28.96B

from 27.63B

4.82%

from 27.63B

Revenue Next Year

29.78B

from 28.96B

2.81%

from 28.96B

EPS This Year

22.28

from 17.04

30.73%

from 17.04

EPS Next Year

24.72

from 22.28

10.95%

from 22.28

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	25.84B	26.99B	26.95B	26.77B	27.63B	28.96B	29.78B
Revenue Growth	26.75%	4.42%	-0.13%	-0.68%	3.24%	4.82%	2.81%
EPS	18.31	24.29	22.74	16.92	17.04	22.28	24.72
EPS Growth	325.94%	32.71%	-6.40%	-25.59%	0.71%	30.73%	10.95%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.15	7.34
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	17

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	30.1B	30.9B
Avg	29.0B	29.8B
Low	26.7B	27.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	9.1%	6.7%
Avg	4.8%	2.8%
Low	-3.2%	-5.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	23.75	27.02
Avg	22.28	24.72
Low	20.48	21.36

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	39.4%	21.3%
Avg	30.7%	10.9%
Low	20.2%	-4.1%

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.