AutoNation Market Sentiment

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AutoNation Inc

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$160.20

-0.85-0.53%

Last update: Oct 26, 4:00 PM

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Earnings: Q3 2026 Earnings in 4 days from now on Fri Oct 30th, before the market open

Conference Call: Conference call scheduled in 4 days at 9:00 AM

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AutoNation Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for AutoNation (AN): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 12.7% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.72 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

15 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.72

More calls — Bullish

36 calls · 26 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$221

+38.2%

Highest Price Target

$255

+59.2%

Citigroup

Lowest Price Target

$175

+9.2%

Morgan Stanley

Short Interest

12.7%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 12, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Douglas Dutton—	+56.1%	$300 → $250	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 7, 2026	UBS	Joseph Spak—	+33.0%	$248 → $213	Maintained	Buy
Oct 6, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	+15.5%	$210 → $185	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 6, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+43.6%	$260 → $230	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 5, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Daniela Haigian—	+9.2%	$250 → $175	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight
Sep 21, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	+59.2%	$290 → $255	Maintained	Buy
Aug 11, 2026	Argus Research	Bill Selesky—	+53.6%	$241 → $246	Maintained	Buy
Aug 10, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jeff Lick—	+44.8%	$220 → $232	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 7, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Adam Jonas—	+56.1%	$240 → $250	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 4, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	+31.1%	$235 → $210	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 4, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	+81.0%	$287 → $290	Maintained	Buy
Aug 3, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	+39.8%	$202 → $224	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 15, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+62.3%	$255 → $260	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 6, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	+26.1%	$208 → $202	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 27, 2026	UBS	Joseph Spak—	+46.1%	$234	Initiate	Buy
May 14, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	+79.2%	$269 → $287	Maintained	Buy
May 6, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+59.2%	$240 → $255	Maintained	Overweight
May 4, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	+29.8%	$207 → $208	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	+29.2%	$230 → $207	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 8, 2026	Citigroup	Michael Ward—	+67.9%	$280 → $269	Maintained	Buy
Apr 7, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+49.8%	$245 → $240	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 2, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Adam Jonas—	+48.6%	$233 → $238	Maintained	Overweight
Feb 11, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jeff Lick—	+44.8%	$228 → $232	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Feb 9, 2026	Wells Fargo	Colin Langan—	+43.6%	$222 → $230	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jan 21, 2026	Barclays	John Babcock—	+52.9%	$250 → $245	Maintained	Overweight