Atb Cap Markets Estimates AutoCanada’s Q1 Earnings (TSE:ACQ)

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of 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 prior forecast 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported C($0.96) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.34 by C($1.30). The firm had revenue of C$1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$1.62 billion. AutoCanada had a negative net margin of 0.59% and a negative return on equity of 6.62%.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on ACQ. Acumen Capital lowered their price objective on shares of AutoCanada from C$21.50 to C$19.75 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. National Bankshares upgraded AutoCanada from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from C$17.00 to C$21.00 in a report on Thursday. Cormark reduced their price target on AutoCanada from C$25.50 to C$21.75 in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. ATB Capital dropped their price objective on AutoCanada from C$25.00 to C$20.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised shares of AutoCanada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AutoCanada presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$19.44.

AutoCanada Stock Performance

Shares of TSE ACQ opened at C$18.90 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$15.56 and its 200 day moving average is C$17.74. The stock has a market cap of C$438.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.04, a P/E/G 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 company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 444.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. acquired 7,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$14.33 per share, for a total transaction of C$108,939.16. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 119,500 shares of company stock worth $1,779,856. 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.