Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. focuses on providing auto transportation and logistics services in North America. It primarily focuses on transporting and delivering finished vehicles from automotive production facilities, ports of entry, and rail yards to a network of automotive dealerships. The company operates approximately 1,130 auto transport vehicles and trailers, including 615 company-owned transport vehicles and trailers. It serves auto companies, electric vehicle producers, auto dealers, auto auctions, rental car companies, and auto leasing companies. The company was formerly known as AH Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.22 to $5.41
• 50-Day Range: $5.10 to $8.10
• 52-Week Range: $4.85 to $10.97
• Volume: 441,816 shs
• Average Volume: 754,166 shs
• Market Capitalization: $149.51 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Proficient Auto Logistics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Proficient Auto Logistics scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 300th out of 662 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Proficient Auto Logistics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Proficient Auto Logistics has a consensus price target of $12.00, representing about 125.1% upside from its current price of $5.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Proficient Auto Logistics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Proficient Auto Logistics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.13) to $0.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Proficient Auto Logistics is -3.78, 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 Proficient Auto Logistics is -3.78, 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

Proficient Auto Logistics has a P/B Ratio of 0.49. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.62% of the float of Proficient Auto Logistics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Proficient Auto Logistics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Proficient Auto Logistics has recently increased by 5.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Proficient Auto Logistics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Proficient Auto Logistics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.71

News Sentiment

Proficient Auto Logistics has a news sentiment score of 1.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Proficient Auto Logistics this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Proficient Auto Logistics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Proficient Auto Logistics in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $300,222.00 in company stock, which represents 0.2008% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Proficient Auto Logistics insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $300,222.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.20% of the stock of Proficient Auto Logistics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Proficient Auto Logistics has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 8/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PAL
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PAL
• CIK: 1998768
• Web: www.proficientautologistics.com
• Phone: 904-772-1175
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 601
• Year Founded: 2023

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Proficient Auto Logistics: $12.00
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +125.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.41)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.02 million
• Net Margins: -9.24%
• Pretax Margin: -11.94%
• Return on Equity: -0.49%
• Return on Assets: -0.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $430.42 million
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $1.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.41
• Book Value: $10.81 per share
• Price / Book: 0.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,050,000
• Free Float: 24,069,000
• Market Cap: $149.51 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.25