Aaron's (AAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Headquartered in Atlanta, The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) is a leading, technology-enabled, omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions. Aaron's engages in direct-to-consumer sales and lease ownership of furniture, appliances, consumer electronics and accessories through its approximately 1,300 company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states and Canada, as well as its e-commerce platform, Aarons.com. For more information, visit Aarons.com or investor.aarons.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.08 to $10.10
• 50-Day Range: $9.92 to $10.11
• 52-Week Range: $6.62 to $11.90
• Volume: 2.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 616,941 shs
• Market Capitalization: $318.06 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.96%
• Price Target: $9.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Aaron's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aaron's scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 269th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Aaron's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aaron's has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Aaron's are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.01) to $0.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aaron's is -12.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aaron's is -12.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aaron's has a P/B Ratio of 0.45. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AAN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Aaron's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Aaron's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Aaron's will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.97% in the coming year. This indicates that Aaron's may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AAN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

1 people have searched for AAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Aaron's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aaron's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.50% of the stock of Aaron's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.99% of the stock of Aaron's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Aaron's' earnings last quarter?

The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.10. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Aaron's have any subsidiaries?

Aaron's subsidiaries include SEI/Aaron's Inc, Progressive Finance, 99LTO, Aaron Investment Company, Aaron’s Canada, Aaron’s Foundation, Aaron’s Logistics, and more.

Who are Aaron's' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Aaron's include Alpine Associates Management Inc. (4.25%), Glazer Capital LLC (3.24%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (2.89%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas A Lindsay, John W Robinson, Stephen W Olsen, Rachel G George, Wangdali Bacdayan and Douglass L Noe.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Aaron's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aaron's investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/03/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Equipment rental & leasing, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Homefurnishing Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AAN
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:RNT
• CUSIP: 00253530
• CIK: 706688
• Web: www.aarons.com
• Phone: (385) 351-1369
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,071
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $9.46
• High Stock Price Target: $10.10
• Low Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.79)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.82 million
• Net Margins: -2.06%
• Pretax Margin: -2.44%
• Return on Equity: -2.08%
• Return on Assets: -0.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $19.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.53
• Book Value: $22.62 per share
• Price / Book: 0.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,522,000
• Free Float: 30,419,000
• Market Cap: $318.06 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43