Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Asbury Automotive Group Inc shares valued at $361,011 were sold by Clara Daniel on Feb 19 ’25. At $296.64 per share, Clara Daniel sold 1,217 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,747 shares worth approximately $0.88 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DANIEL E CLARA purchased 1,217 shares, netting a total of over 361,011 in proceeds.
Before that, Clara Daniel had sold 4,600 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,199,684, the SVP, Operations traded Asbury Automotive Group Inc shares for $260.80 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,600 shares, worth approximately $0.82 million.
Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of November 12, 2024, Seaport Research Partners has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ABG. Earlier on September 25, 2024, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for ABG stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing ABG Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Asbury Automotive Group Inc [NYSE: ABG] rose 0.34% to $235.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $233.925, but it reached a high of $238.355 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.00%. Over the course of the year, Asbury Automotive Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $312.56 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $201.68 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 232.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 230.19. In the upper region, resistance lies at 238.47. The next price resistance is at 241.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.97 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Asbury Automotive Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Asbury Automotive Group Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 11277.0 shares to 1.03 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.05 million shares. A decline of -1.09% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.9.
Which companies own the most shares of Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG)?
In terms of Asbury Automotive Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 230 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.12% from the previous closing price of $234.98. Analysts anticipate Asbury Automotive Group Inc stock to reach 260 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 205. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Asbury Automotive Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 12, 2024, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $216.
