ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG)
Consumer Discretionary · Automotive Retail · NYSE
Asbury Automotive Group is a major U.S. automotive retailer providing a full suite of vehicle sales, repair, and financing services across its national dealership network.
What ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC does
Asbury Automotive Group is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States, operating a network of new vehicle dealerships. The company offers a comprehensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales, vehicle parts and repair/maintenance services, and finance and insurance products. It also provides automotive financing and vehicle protection products.
Themes: automotive retail, vehicle financing and insurance, aftermarket services and parts
Fundamentals
- Price$210.86 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$3.8B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-16.9% 2025-08-22 close $253.82 → 2026-08-24 close $210.86
- P/E7.89 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+17.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+13.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.35 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.97 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How ABG compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 262 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ABG is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
39.8 #1325 of 1,605 scored · #131 of 183 in Consumer Discretionary
Valuation 96th (price to earnings 7.9, price to book 1) and profitability 39th (return on equity 13%, operating margin 5.4%); weakest is financial health (17th, free cash flow margin 2.8%, debt to equity 1.4).
Short-term score
24.4 #1653 of 1,698 scored · #180 of 187 in Consumer Discretionary
Momentum 43rd: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 9.9 percentage points; catalysts 33rd: the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is trend 0th: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day. Its trend score is set to zero: its 50-day average is below its 200-day and the price is below both.
Scores as of 24 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 3.
How ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC looks technically
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) is trading 2.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 123 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 15, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago. It is 19.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $212.60 | $212.60 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $215.66 | $215.66 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 26 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 26 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 207.725. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 123 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 123 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 15, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($202.61 to $227.56) — its "stochastic" reading is 33 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 33.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $263.38 | $263.38 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 19.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -19.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 22.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +22.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 19.9% below its highest point of the past year | 19.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $312.56 (set on 2025-01-30) | $312.56 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($176.28 to $259.00), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 42% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $227.40 to $230.05. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 41.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 32.5% below its all-time high | -32.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $211.63 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-04-21, most recently on 2025-11-20. Since 2024-08-26 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 9 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.60 (set on 2009-03-16) | $1.60 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 13078.8% above its all-time low | +13,079% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 94% of the past ~6 months) | 94th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.90 between its high and its low — about 3.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.90 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $195.19 and $241.84 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $195.19 – $218.52 – $241.84 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.66× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 5 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-24 0.6% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.7% gap up opened on 2026-07-28 has been "filled" 19 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 19 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.09% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 9.7 percentage points (the stock lost 6.4% while the market gained 3.3%) | -9.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 9.9 percentage points (the stock gained 12.3% while the market gained 2.4%) | +9.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 15.0 percentage points (the stock lost 3.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -15.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 35.2 percentage points (the stock lost 16.9% while the market gained 18.3%) | -35.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-17 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.5% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $210.54 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $222.12 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 20 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ABG last closed at $210.86 on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-08-26 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 9 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $211.63 | Resistance | 0.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-21 to 2025-11-20 |
| $206.89 | Support | 1.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-09-10 to 2026-06-25 |
| $200.84 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-07 to 2026-03-27 |
| $221.26 | Resistance | 4.9% above the last close | turned there six times · 2024-10-10 to 2026-02-06 |
| $196.77 | Support | 6.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-28 to 2026-07-02 |
| $228.92 | Resistance | 8.6% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-01-03 to 2026-07-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $207.72.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $226.85 and $242.88 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $257.21.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-24.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-24. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.64 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 10 analysts
- Mean price target$254.20 range $190.00 – $315.00; median $253.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ABG
- Consensus EPS estimate$7.03 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on automotive manufacturers and the terms of franchise agreements.","Sensitivity to general economic conditions and consumer demand for new and used vehicles.","Significant levels of indebtedness and interest rate fluctuations related to floor plan financing."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ABG's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-10-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'the present dispute between the United States and Iran' in geopolitical conditions bullet (filed 2026-05-01)
- Added bullet point 'our ability to refinance outstanding indebtedness on attractive and advantageous terms;' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Removed:
- Removed 'business interruptions at a dealership location or substantial property loss due to actual or threatened adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hailstorms, fires or other extraordinary events;' from newer filing - this specific language appears consolidated into earlier bullet (filed 2025-10-29)
- Removed reference to remediation of 'material weakness and the ongoing effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting' (filed 2025-10-29)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'general economic conditions and its expected impact' to 'general economic conditions and their expected impact' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'realize expected benefits and synergies from such acquisitions' to 'and realize expected benefits and synergies from such acquisitions' - restructured phrasing for first risk factor (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'as a result of, or due to' to 'resulting from or due to' in acquisition/divestiture expenses bullet (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'severe weather including hurricanes and hail' to language without specific examples in disruptions bullet (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'Total Care Auto, Powered by Landcar' to 'Total Care Auto, Powered by Asbury' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'F&I ' with extra space to 'F&I' formatting (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'transition to Tekion, a dealer management systems provider, from CDK, our existing DMS provider' to 'continue our transition to Tekion, a dealer management systems ("DMS") provider, from CDK, another DMS provider' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'any data security breaches occurring, including with regard to PII' to 'including with regard to personally identifiable information ("PII")' - added expanded form with acronym definition (filed 2026-05-01)
- Removed bullet ending 'and' after 'our ability to leverage scale and cost structure' and replaced final item (filed 2026-05-01)
- Notes:
- Text appears truncated at end of both versions ('Moreover, the factors set forth under "'), preventing full assessment of closing content
- Page number differs (25 vs 30) suggesting different document lengths, but MD&A section comparison is limited to provided excerpt
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($237261) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($237261) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days6 buys ($2M) · 1 sell ($237261) — 2 buying, 1 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-29. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ABG's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 1 matched disclosure for ABG from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ABG as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 3,708,338
- Reported value $724,646,229
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ABG had 1,046,623 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ABG had 5.83% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.42 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,046,623
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.83%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,163,655
- Reported change -10.06%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.42
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AutoNation (AN)
- Group 1 Automotive (GPI)
- Lithia Motors (LAD)
- Penske Automotive Group (PAG)
- Sonic Automotive (SAH)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) do?
Asbury Automotive Group is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States, operating a network of new vehicle dealerships. The company offers a comprehensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales, vehicle parts and repair/maintenance services, and finance and insurance products. It also provides automotive financing and vehicle protection products.
What sector is ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) in?
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Automotive Retail. It trades on NYSE.
Who are ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC's (ABG) competitors?
Notable peers of ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) include AutoNation, Group 1 Automotive, Lithia Motors, Penske Automotive Group and Sonic Automotive. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in ABG?
Yes — we hold 1 matched STOCK Act disclosure for ABG from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) overbought or oversold right now?
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-24). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ABG come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.