AutoCanada Q1 EPS Boosted by National Bank Financial

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ - Free Report) - Analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for AutoCanada in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.17 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.02). 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 $0.78 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ACQ. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$17.00 to C$22.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. CIBC cut their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$17.00 to C$15.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Acumen Capital raised shares of AutoCanada from a "hold" rating to a "speculative buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from C$20.00 to C$22.50 in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, ATB Capital upped their target price on shares of AutoCanada from C$18.00 to C$18.50 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$19.83.

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AutoCanada Stock Down 2.2 %

TSE ACQ traded down C$0.37 during trading hours on Monday, hitting C$16.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,219 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,418. AutoCanada has a 52 week low of C$13.75 and a 52 week high of C$27.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 451.54. The company's 50-day simple moving average is C$17.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$17.14. The company has a market capitalization of C$387.01 million, a PE ratio of -7.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54.

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.