AN Insider Trading
AutoNation Inc. | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at AutoNation Inc. provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-27 00:24 | 2011-10-24 | BURDICK RICK L | Director | OPT+S | $40.16 | 40,000 | $1,606,400 | 7,365 | 0.0% |
| 2011-09-09 23:31 | 2011-09-08 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $40.31 | 67,400 | $2,716,712 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-09-02 23:08 | 2011-08-31 | CROWLEY WILLIAM C | Director | SELL | $40.84 | 1,403 | $57,293 | 89,839 | -1.5% |
| 2011-09-02 23:54 | 2011-08-31 | LAMPERT EDWARD S | 10% owner | SELL | $40.84 | 409,261 | $16,712,541 | 18,493,551 | -2.2% |
| 2011-09-01 02:02 | 2011-08-30 | Stephan Michael J | Officer - VP - Corporate Controller | OPT+S | $40.51 | 8,523 | $345,267 | 4,656 | 0.0% |
| 2011-09-01 01:50 | 2011-08-29 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $41.01 | 6,988 | $286,579 | 8,598 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-30 01:28 | 2011-08-29 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $40.23 | 62,100 | $2,498,233 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-30 01:51 | 2011-08-26 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $40.22 | 90,600 | $3,644,149 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-30 01:36 | 2011-08-26 | MAROONE MICHAEL E | Director, Officer - Director, President and COO | OPT+S | $39.07 | 317,996 | $12,425,439 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-27 00:06 | 2011-08-25 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $39.14 | 50,000 | $1,957,000 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-27 00:18 | 2011-08-24 | JACKSON MICHAEL J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | OPT+S | $38.57 | 52,000 | $2,005,536 | 39,068 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-24 13:12 | 2011-08-19 | Migoya Carlos A | Director | SELL | $35.49 | 7,000 | $248,430 | 15,150 | -31.6% |
| 2011-08-25 01:04 | 2011-08-22 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $38.02 | 65,000 | $2,471,248 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-02 00:04 | 2011-07-28 | Migoya Carlos A | Director | SELL | $38.50 | 25,000 | $962,500 | 22,150 | -53.0% |
| 2011-08-02 00:03 | 2011-07-28 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $38.51 | 20,000 | $770,102 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-07-09 00:13 | 2011-07-07 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $38.83 | 46,472 | $1,804,461 | 11,513 | 0.0% |
| 2011-06-17 00:08 | 2011-06-16 | LARSON MICHAEL | Director | BUY | $31.92 | 1,000 | $31,918 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-03 00:43 | 2011-05-31 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $34.90 | 40,000 | $1,396,192 | 11,513 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-28 01:35 | 2011-05-26 | BROWN ROBERT J | Director | OPT+S | $33.90 | 25,848 | $876,247 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-12 00:08 | 2011-05-09 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $34.05 | 30,000 | $1,021,398 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-11 00:14 | 2011-05-06 | BROWN ROBERT J | Director | OPT+S | $34.90 | 8,052 | $281,015 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-19 01:50 | 2011-03-17 | Migoya Carlos A | Director | OPT+S | $33.37 | 49,850 | $1,663,430 | 47,150 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-19 01:32 | 2011-03-17 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $33.46 | 22,800 | $762,820 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-19 02:13 | 2011-02-16 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $34.17 | 30,900 | $1,055,909 | 8,692 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-19 02:05 | 2011-02-16 | BROWN ROBERT J | Director | OPT+S | $35.00 | 16,100 | $563,516 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-16 01:36 | 2011-02-11 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $33.95 | 100 | $3,395 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-16 01:39 | 2011-02-11 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $34.00 | 3,000 | $102,000 | 8,692 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-11 01:36 | 2011-02-10 | JACKSON MICHAEL J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | OPT+S | $33.25 | 292,000 | $9,707,569 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-11 01:48 | 2011-02-09 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $34.03 | 31,913 | $1,085,888 | 8,692 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-11 00:39 | 2011-02-08 | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | Other | BUY | $32.17 | 731,914 | $23,547,357 | 13,753,872 | +5.6% |
| 2011-02-10 01:42 | 2011-02-09 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $34.01 | 87,800 | $2,986,377 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-10 00:28 | 2011-02-07 | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | Other | BUY | $31.55 | 805,500 | $25,415,780 | 13,021,958 | +6.6% |
| 2011-02-09 02:05 | 2011-02-04 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $30.79 | 148,000 | $4,556,698 | 33,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-09 01:36 | 2011-02-04 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $31.59 | 58,161 | $1,837,504 | 8,692 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-09 01:46 | 2011-02-08 | MAROONE MICHAEL E | Director, Officer - Director, President and COO | OPT+S | $32.12 | 320,000 | $10,278,272 | 249,265 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-09 00:23 | 2011-02-04 | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | Other | BUY | $30.87 | 202,100 | $6,239,352 | 12,216,458 | +1.7% |
| 2010-12-16 01:23 | 2010-12-14 | JACKSON MICHAEL J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | OPT+S | $27.02 | 262,700 | $7,099,205 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-16 01:10 | 2010-12-13 | BROWN ROBERT J | Director | OPT+S | $26.97 | 46,700 | $1,259,457 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-10 01:06 | 2010-12-07 | JACKSON MICHAEL J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | OPT+S | $27.00 | 300 | $8,100 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-10 01:03 | 2010-12-07 | BROWN ROBERT J | Director | OPT+S | $26.96 | 12,300 | $331,582 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-04 01:28 | 2010-12-02 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $26.88 | 25,000 | $672,068 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-04 01:46 | 2010-12-02 | JACKSON MICHAEL J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | OPT+S | $27.01 | 58,000 | $1,566,313 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-04 01:20 | 2010-12-02 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $26.93 | 10,000 | $269,332 | 8,692 | 0.0% |
| 2010-11-30 01:09 | 2010-11-24 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $26.60 | 9,200 | $244,720 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2010-11-18 01:04 | 2010-11-15 | Short Michael J | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $26.83 | 5,700 | $152,957 | 1,563 | 0.0% |
| 2010-11-13 01:15 | 2010-11-10 | FERRANDO JONATHAN P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $26.82 | 50,000 | $1,340,950 | 31,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010-11-13 01:16 | 2010-11-09 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | SELL | $26.63 | 1,976 | $52,621 | 11,821 | -14.3% |
| 2010-11-09 01:00 | 2010-11-04 | WESTFALL KEVIN P | Officer - SVP - Sales | OPT+S | $25.50 | 35,100 | $894,945 | 13,797 | 0.0% |
| 2010-11-05 23:30 | 2010-11-03 | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | Other | BUY | $24.23 | 36,142 | $875,569 | 12,014,358 | +0.3% |
| 2010-11-04 23:34 | 2010-11-02 | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | Other | BUY | $23.84 | 56,528 | $1,347,837 | 11,978,216 | +0.5% |
How to Interpret $AN Trades
Not every insider transaction in AutoNation Inc. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $AN shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for AN
Insider activity data for AutoNation Inc. is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $AN, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.