National Bank Financial Weighs in on AutoCanada Q2 Earnings

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ - Free Report) - National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for AutoCanada in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.71. The consensus estimate for AutoCanada's current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for AutoCanada's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. ATB Capital raised their target price on AutoCanada from C$18.00 to C$18.50 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Acumen Capital raised AutoCanada from a "hold" rating to a "speculative buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from C$20.00 to C$22.50 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on AutoCanada from C$22.00 to C$24.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of AutoCanada from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, CIBC raised shares of AutoCanada from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the company from C$15.00 to C$23.00 in a research report on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$20.31.

AutoCanada Stock Up 3.0%

ACQ traded up C$0.62 on Monday, hitting C$20.97. The company had a trading volume of 22,616 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,505. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 451.54, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.25. AutoCanada has a 52-week low of C$13.75 and a 52-week high of C$22.37. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$16.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$17.49. The firm has a market capitalization of C$488.01 million, a P/E ratio of -9.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54.

Insider Transactions at AutoCanada

In other news, insider EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. bought 80,840 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$20.50 per share, with a total value of C$1,657,317.01. 4.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AutoCanada Company Profile

AutoCanada Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates franchised automobile dealerships and related business. The company offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles, vehicle leasing, vehicle parts, vehicle maintenance and collision repair services, and extended service contracts; and vehicle protection, after-market products, and auction services.