AutoCanada (ACQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AutoCanada's Canadian Dealership Operations include 64 franchised dealerships representing 23 automotive brands across eight provinces, as well as three independent used dealerships. The Company currently sells Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jeep, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Porsche, Ram, Subaru, and Volkswagen vehicles. In 2024, AutoCanada's Canadian dealerships sold approximately 85,000 new and used retail vehicles. AutoCanada's Canadian Collision Operations consist of 33 collision centres and one calibration centre, supported by 26 OEM certifications covering 37 vehicle brands. The Company's collision network enables customer retention across multiple touchpoints within the automotive ownership lifecycle. AutoCanada's U.S. Operations, which are held for sale and reported as discontinued operations, consist of 12 franchised dealerships representing eight automotive brands located in Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$22.12 to C$22.83
• 50-Day Range: C$21.60 to C$24.38
• 52-Week Range: C$14.00 to C$35.48
• Volume: 47,295 shs
• Average Volume: 55,896 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$510.14 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.44
• Dividend Yield: 6.34%
• Price Target: C$23.43
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AutoCanada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AutoCanada scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

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

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AutoCanada is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AutoCanada has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AutoCanada is 17.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AutoCanada is 17.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AutoCanada has a PEG Ratio of 0.30. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AutoCanada has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 ACQ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

AutoCanada is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AutoCanada does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

AutoCanada has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for AutoCanada this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added AutoCanada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.90% of the stock of AutoCanada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.78% of the stock of AutoCanada is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: TSE:ACQ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.autocan.ca
• Phone: +1-888-7173558
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,550
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AutoCanada: C$23.43
• High Price Target: C$27.00
• Low Price Target: C$20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$1.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.11
• P/E Growth: 0.3
• Net Income: -C$50.70 million
• Net Margins: 0.63%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.64%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 418.22
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 0.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$4.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.10
• Cash Flow: C$3.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.34
• Book Value: C$21.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,031,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$510.14 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.67