Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for AutoCanada Q1 Earnings

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AutoCanada in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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 brokerages also recently weighed in on ACQ. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on shares of AutoCanada from C$17.00 to C$22.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Acumen Capital upgraded shares of AutoCanada from a “hold” rating to a “speculative buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$20.00 to C$22.50 in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, CIBC decreased 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 report on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AutoCanada presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$19.98.

AutoCanada Price Performance

Shares of ACQ opened at C$17.40 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$404.93 million, a P/E ratio of -8.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54. AutoCanada has a 1 year low of C$13.75 and a 1 year high of C$27.44. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is C$17.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$17.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 451.54.

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.