How to buy Asbury Automotive Group stock

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc is an auto & truck dealerships business based in the US. Asbury Automotive Group shares (ABG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Asbury Automotive Group

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Asbury Automotive Group. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ABG. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Asbury Automotive Group reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Asbury Automotive Group, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Asbury Automotive Group. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Asbury Automotive Group share price

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Asbury Automotive Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$39.36 - USD$172.315
50-day moving average	USD$157.9373
200-day moving average	USD$126.8783
Wall St. target price	USD$173.29
PE ratio	12.519
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$13.18

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Asbury Automotive Group financials

Revenue TTM	USD$7.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.54%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.03%
Return on equity TTM	34.89%
Profit margin	3.57%
Book value	$42.099
Market capitalisation	USD$3.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Asbury Automotive Group shares

There are currently 2.0 million Asbury Automotive Group shares held short by investors – that's known as Asbury Automotive Group's "short interest". This figure is 5.9% down from 2.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Asbury Automotive Group shares can be evaluated.

Asbury Automotive Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Asbury Automotive Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Asbury Automotive Group shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Asbury Automotive Group shares traded daily (recently around 220471.13513514). Asbury Automotive Group's SIR currently stands at 9.25. In other words for every 100,000 Asbury Automotive Group shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9250 shares are currently held short.

However Asbury Automotive Group's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Asbury Automotive Group shares, or, against the total number of tradable Asbury Automotive Group shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Asbury Automotive Group's short interest could be expressed as 0.11% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Asbury Automotive Group shares in existence, roughly 110 shares are currently held short) or 0.1491% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Asbury Automotive Group shares, roughly 149 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Asbury Automotive Group.

Find out more about how you can short Asbury Automotive Group stock.

Have Asbury Automotive Group's shares ever split?

Asbury Automotive Group's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 16 June 2009. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Asbury Automotive Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Asbury Automotive Group shares which in turn could have impacted Asbury Automotive Group's share price.

Asbury Automotive Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Asbury Automotive Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $39.36 up to $172.315. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Asbury Automotive Group's is 1.6686. This would suggest that Asbury Automotive Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Asbury Automotive Group overview

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and vehicle repair and maintenance services, replacement parts, and collision repair services. The company also provides finance and insurance products, including arranging vehicle financing through third parties; and aftermarket products, such as extended service contracts, guaranteed asset protection debt cancellation, prepaid maintenance, and credit life and disability insurance. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned and operated 107 new vehicle franchises representing 31 brands of automobiles at 88 dealership locations; and 25 collision centers in the United States. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Asbury Automotive Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.035% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are held by insiders and 108.152% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Asbury Automotive Group?

  Asbury Automotive Group's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Asbury Automotive Group based?

  Asbury Automotive Group's address is: 2905 Premiere Parkway, NW, Duluth, GA, United States, 30097

• What is Asbury Automotive Group's ISIN number?

  Asbury Automotive Group's international securities identification number is: US0434361046

• What is Asbury Automotive Group's CUSIP number?

  Asbury Automotive Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 043436104