Atb Cap Markets Forecasts AutoCanada's Q1 Earnings (TSE:ACQ)

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AutoCanada in a report issued on Thursday, November 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will earn $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for AutoCanada's current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for AutoCanada's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported C($0.96) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.34 by C($1.30). AutoCanada had a negative net margin of 0.59% and a negative return on equity of 6.62%. The company had revenue of C$1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of C$1.62 billion.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on ACQ. CIBC lowered their price objective on AutoCanada from C$15.50 to C$15.00 in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on AutoCanada from C$21.00 to C$18.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. National Bankshares upgraded AutoCanada from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the stock from C$17.00 to C$21.00 in a research note on Thursday. National Bank Financial raised shares of AutoCanada from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Acumen Capital lowered their target price on shares of AutoCanada from C$21.50 to C$19.75 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AutoCanada has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$19.44.

AutoCanada Price Performance

Shares of ACQ remained flat at C$18.90 during midday trading on Friday. 48,631 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 47,896. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 444.38, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$15.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$17.74. The firm has a market capitalization of C$438.29 million, a P/E ratio of -12.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54. AutoCanada has a fifty-two week low of C$13.75 and a fifty-two week high of C$27.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. acquired 18,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$14.88 per share, for a total transaction of C$270,901.54. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 119,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,779,856. 4.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About AutoCanada

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.