Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for AutoCanada Q2 Earnings

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for AutoCanada in a research report issued on Monday, May 19th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.70. 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 $0.74 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ACQ. ATB Capital raised their target price on AutoCanada from C$18.00 to C$18.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. CIBC raised AutoCanada from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from C$15.00 to C$23.00 in a report on Thursday. Acumen Capital upgraded AutoCanada from a “hold” rating to a “speculative buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from C$20.00 to C$22.50 in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Cibc World Mkts raised AutoCanada from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on AutoCanada from C$22.00 to C$24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$20.31.

AutoCanada Stock Performance

AutoCanada stock opened at C$20.35 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$473.58 million, a PE ratio of -9.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54. AutoCanada has a one year low of C$13.75 and a one year high of C$22.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is C$16.70 and its 200 day moving average price is C$17.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 451.54, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Insider Activity at AutoCanada

In related news, insider EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. acquired 80,840 shares of AutoCanada stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$20.50 per share, with a total value of C$1,657,317.01. Company insiders own 4.90% of the company’s stock.

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.