Atb Cap Markets Forecasts Lower Earnings for AutoCanada

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ) – Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for AutoCanada in a report issued on Thursday, November 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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) last announced its earnings results 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 return on equity of 6.62% and a negative net margin of 0.59%. The company had revenue of C$1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$1.62 billion.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Cormark cut their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$25.50 to C$21.75 in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Acumen Capital cut their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$21.50 to C$19.75 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$18.00 to C$15.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. ATB Capital cut their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$25.00 to C$20.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Finally, CIBC cut their price target on shares of AutoCanada from C$18.00 to C$15.50 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$19.50.

AutoCanada Stock Up 25.0 %

Shares of TSE:ACQ opened at C$18.90 on Friday. AutoCanada has a 52-week low of C$13.75 and a 52-week high of C$27.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$15.47 and a 200 day moving average of C$17.78. The firm has a market capitalization of C$438.29 million, a PE ratio of -12.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 444.38, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. purchased 27,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$15.47 per share, with a total value of C$420,900.96. Insiders purchased a total of 119,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,779,856 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 4.90% of the company’s stock.

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.