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Michael Mark Manley's $1.0M purchase of AN

AUTONATION, INC. · CEO · filed Nov 4, 2026. Opened Nov 4, 2026, last checked Nov 13, 2026. 7-day result in; next check Dec 4, 2026.

Reported value$1.0M5,600 shares at $184.11
For this personUnusual1 buy · 0 sales on file
Similar buys beat S&P43%166 cases · all buys 46%

Worth a closer look

  • Open-market purchase with their own money (Form 4 code P), not a grant or option exercise.
  • Bought by the CEO, one of the two people with the fullest view of the company.
  • 4 different insiders bought in the last 90 days.

Reasons for caution

  • Similar past buys beat the S&P 500 only 43% of the time (166 cases); the typical one trailed it by 3.4%.

What happened after this filing

7 days +2.0% +2.9% vs S&P
30 days Pending due Dec 4
90 days Pending due Feb 2

Insider Twins: past buys with the same traits

3+ insiders buying · incl. CEO or CFO · $1M+ · stock down 0–20% in 3 months

CTEV May 20, 2025 +142.5% vs S&PABCL May 17, 2022 +60.7% vs S&PAMRX Mar 11, 2020 +50.4% vs S&PRPD Dec 4, 2025 -58.9% vs S&PMODD Dec 4, 2024 -50.8% vs S&PSBSW Apr 1, 2026 -45.9% vs S&P

What we couldn't check

  • Why they traded. Filings don't say, and we don't guess.
  • Company news after the filing, and any private terms.
Summary

Michael Mark Manley (CEO) bought $1.0M of AN at about $184.11 on Nov 2, 2026, reported to the SEC on Nov 4, 2026. Buys like this beat the S&P 500 43% of the time since 2020, against 46% for all insider buys. We found 3 points that make it worth a closer look and 1 reason for caution. History, not a prediction.

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