AutoCanada (ACQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AutoCanada Inc operates car dealerships in Canada. The company offers new and used vehicles, spare parts, maintenance services, and customer financing. AutoCanada retails brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW, Mini, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Fiat, Mitsubishi, and Subaru. The majority of revenue is generated in the new-vehicles sales segment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$27.73 to C$28.44
• 50-Day Range: C$19.32 to C$29.14
• 52-Week Range: C$13.75 to C$30.65
• Volume: 45,453 shs
• Average Volume: 26,366 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$646.95 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.44%
• Price Target: C$22.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AutoCanada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AutoCanada scored higher than 34% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AutoCanada has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AutoCanada is -12.83, 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 AutoCanada is -12.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

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 1.23. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ACQ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

AutoCanada has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for AutoCanada this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added AutoCanada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AutoCanada insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$1,809,060.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.90% of the stock of AutoCanada is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ACQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ACQ shares performed this year?

AutoCanada's stock was trading at C$17.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ACQ shares have increased by 60.4% and is now trading at C$27.80.

How do I buy shares of AutoCanada?

Shares of ACQ stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of AutoCanada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AutoCanada investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Vermilion Energy (VET) and Rogers Communication (RCI).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• 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$22.25
• High Price Target: C$28.00
• Low Price Target: C$15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -20.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($2.17)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.43
• P/E Growth: 0.3
• Net Income: -C$50.70 million
• Net Margins: -0.82%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -9.79%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 451.54
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$6.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.11
• Cash Flow: C$4.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.34
• Book Value: C$22.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,271,596
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$646.95 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.54