AutoNation, Inc.

AN stock score: 47/100

$153.01 · -5.49% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
39
Fundamental
55
News
33

The reading

AutoNation (AN) scores 47 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 33% of Consumer Cyclical stocks and 33% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 39, fundamentals 55.

Among the fundamentals, Fair Value at 100 and Price Target at 100 score highest, while Debt to Equity at 1 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 30 and contrarian oscillators 59 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

News sentiment is negative at 33; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 24, 2026 the composite has ranged from 45 to 72, and it is down 8 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward AN’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

55

Pulling it up

  • Fair Value100

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)99

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

Holding it back

  • Debt to Equity1

    Debt-to-Equity ratio measures financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

  • Free Cash Flow Yield10

    Free cash flow yield is free cash flow divided by market value: the cash a business generates for each dollar of its price.

  • Earnings Estimates12

    Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

31

Pulling it up

  • Bollinger Bands (20)92

    Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.

  • Bollinger Bands (50)84

    Bollinger Bands (50-period) measure where price sits between bands two standard deviations around its 50-period average.

  • Williams %R (28)81

    Williams %R (28-period) places the close within the last 28 periods' high-low range.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • 52-Week Range0

    Where the price sits between its 52-week low and high.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
33

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly341
Daily313
Weekly272
Monthly462
Quarterly562

Composite score, last 90 days

05010047Jul 24, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 24, 2026: 55Jul 25, 2026: 56Jul 26, 2026: 56Jul 27, 2026: 56Jul 28, 2026: 57Jul 29, 2026: 72Jul 30, 2026: 72Jul 31, 2026: 70Aug 2, 2026: 54Aug 3, 2026: 57Aug 5, 2026: 57Aug 6, 2026: 57Aug 7, 2026: 59Aug 8, 2026: 59Aug 9, 2026: 59Aug 10, 2026: 59Aug 11, 2026: 59Aug 12, 2026: 60Aug 13, 2026: 59Aug 14, 2026: 59Aug 15, 2026: 59Aug 16, 2026: 59Aug 17, 2026: 59Aug 18, 2026: 55Aug 19, 2026: 56Aug 20, 2026: 57Aug 22, 2026: 55Aug 23, 2026: 55Aug 24, 2026: 53Aug 25, 2026: 54Aug 26, 2026: 53Aug 27, 2026: 54Aug 28, 2026: 56Aug 29, 2026: 56Aug 30, 2026: 56Aug 31, 2026: 58Sep 1, 2026: 58Sep 2, 2026: 59Sep 3, 2026: 59Sep 4, 2026: 60Sep 5, 2026: 59Sep 6, 2026: 59Sep 7, 2026: 59Sep 8, 2026: 59Sep 9, 2026: 58Sep 10, 2026: 58Sep 11, 2026: 57Sep 12, 2026: 57Sep 13, 2026: 57Sep 14, 2026: 57Sep 15, 2026: 56Sep 16, 2026: 52Sep 17, 2026: 49Sep 18, 2026: 47Sep 19, 2026: 47Sep 20, 2026: 47Sep 21, 2026: 47Sep 22, 2026: 48Sep 23, 2026: 47Sep 24, 2026: 47Sep 25, 2026: 47Sep 26, 2026: 47Sep 27, 2026: 47Sep 28, 2026: 46Sep 29, 2026: 45Sep 30, 2026: 46Oct 1, 2026: 47Oct 2, 2026: 47Oct 3, 2026: 48Oct 4, 2026: 48Oct 5, 2026: 47Oct 6, 2026: 46Oct 7, 2026: 46Oct 8, 2026: 46Oct 9, 2026: 47Oct 10, 2026: 47Oct 11, 2026: 47Oct 12, 2026: 46Oct 13, 2026: 46Oct 14, 2026: 46Oct 15, 2026: 48Oct 16, 2026: 49Oct 17, 2026: 49Oct 18, 2026: 49Oct 19, 2026: 48Oct 20, 2026: 49Oct 21, 2026: 47
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Key facts

Market cap
$5.1B
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Beta
0.81
Risk grade (1–10)
2
Next earnings
Oct 30, 2026

Auto & Truck Dealerships peers

CompanyMarket capScore
KMX CarMax$7.3B46
RUSHB Rush Enterprises$6.8B62
LAD Lithia Motors$5.9B49
RUSHA Rush Enterprises$5.4B57
VVV Valvoline$4.0B52
ABG Asbury Automotive Group$2.9B47

Questions

What is AN's stock score today?

AN scores 47/100 (Weak) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 39, fundamental 55, and news sentiment 33, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is AN a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 47 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the AN score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Consumer Cyclical ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.