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AutoNation, Inc.
1W: +1.8% 1M: +2.1% 3M: -28.3% YTD: -20.2% 1Y: -17.7% 3Y: +23.3% 5Y: +42.8%
$164.81
+4.61 (+2.88%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±6.1%
$141 $151 $161 $171 $181
NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Dealerships · Tech Score Neutral · Power 45 · $5.4B mcap · 24M float · 2.08% daily turnover · Short 64% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 65% of companies Debt: 67.5% of company value Bonds: $178.5M held by 252 funds, 80 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $18.53 (down 89%), AutoNation, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $11.33B against a stock market value of $5.45B.
Distance to default 3.84 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $7.88B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 33.2%; Altman Z 2.78. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-26
62.8%
Short Ratio
of total volume
64.9%
20-Day Avg
66.1%
50-Day Avg
▲ Rising
5-Day Trend
0.1M
Short Volume
0.2M
Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-26
ExchangeShort VolumeTotal VolumeShort %
NASDAQ 90,122 144,256 62.5%
NYSE 6,306 9,350 67.4%
BATS 293 395 74.2%

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