NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of AutoNation Inc. are higher by 5.58% to $62.65 on heavy volume in mid-afternoon trading on Tuesday, after the number one U.S. auto-dealership chain reported its 2014 fourth quarter earnings results which exceeded analysts' expectations. For the most recent quarter AutoNation said its earnings from continuing operations were $1.02 per share, a 23% increase from the year ago fourth quarter, beating the 91 cents per share estimate forecast by analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. Revenue for the fourth quarter grew by 12% to $5 billion for the latest quarter while analysts has been expecting $4.92 billion in revenue. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates AUTONATION INC as a Buy with a ratings score of A-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate AUTONATION INC (AN) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, reasonable valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated." You can view the full analysis from the report here: AN Ratings Report AN data by YCharts STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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