Asbury Automotive
About: Asbury Automotive Group is a regional collection of automobile dealerships that went public in March 2002. The company operates 152 new-vehicle stores and 37 collision centers. Over 70% of new-vehicle revenue is from luxury and import brands. Asbury also offers third-party financing and insurance products and its own F&I products via Total Care Auto. Asbury operates in 14 states (mostly Texas, the West, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Southeast). Asbury store brands include McDavid and Park Place in Texas, Koons in the Washington, D.C. area, and the Larry H. Miller brand in the Western US. Asbury generated $17.2 billion of revenue in 2024 and is based in the Atlanta area. The firm targets at least $30 billion of revenue sometime around 2030.
Employees: 15,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
371% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $53.2M | Put options by funds: $11.3M
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 42
3.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 110.13% [Q3] → 113.63% (+3.5%) [Q4]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 304 [Q3] → 311 (+7) [Q4]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.23B [Q3] → $5.41B (+$176M) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q3] → 9 (+0) [Q4]
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 109
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
JP Morgan Rajat Gupta 55% 1-year accuracy 24 / 44 met price target | 16%upside $250 | Neutral Maintained | 27 Mar 2025 |
Stephens & Co. Jeff Lick 36% 1-year accuracy 4 / 11 met price target | 20%upside $260 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 11 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about ABG published over the past 30 days
