Autonation, Inc. (AN) Reports In-Line Q2 EPS

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN), the automotive retailer, released its earnings report for the three month period ending June 30 this morning before the markets opened on Wall Street. The company showed earnings of $0.73 per share on revenue of $4.43 billion for the period. AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) shares closed at a price of $45.47 on yesterday's market.

In the run up to this earnings release, analysts studying the auto retailer were looking for earnings of 73 cents per share for the second quarter of the year. Consensus revenue estimates showed the company was expected to...