Brokers Set Expectations for AutoCanada Q1 Earnings

AutoCanada Inc. (TSE:ACQ) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AutoCanada in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.17 for the quarter, up from their prior 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 research firms also recently weighed in on ACQ. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of AutoCanada from C$17.00 to C$22.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. 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 report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, CIBC dropped their target price on AutoCanada from C$17.00 to C$15.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AutoCanada presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$19.98.

AutoCanada Price Performance

TSE ACQ opened at C$17.40 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is C$17.96 and its 200-day moving average is C$17.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 451.54. The company has a market capitalization of C$404.93 million, a PE ratio of -8.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.54. AutoCanada has a 12-month low of C$13.75 and a 12-month high of C$27.44.

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.