ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA)Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Buffalo, United States | NYSE
10.47 USD
+0.02
(0.191%)
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(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is generating negative earnings and negative operating margins, trading at a forward P/E that implies a turnaround which the data does not currently support. The price action confirms this deterioration, having lost more than half its value over the last four years despite a brief recovery in the middle of the window. The trailing run of down years is now complete, leaving the stock at a fresh low relative to its recent history. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet showing negative returns on equity, there is no margin of safety. While the short-term chart shows a bounce off the lows, the lack of volume and the overwhelming options positioning for further declines suggest this is a dead cat bounce rather than a reversal. The statistical forecast model is too unreliable to offer any guidance, so the decision rests entirely on the weak fundamentals and the bearish sentiment embedded in the derivatives market. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.097617 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.097617 |
| MSTL | 0.100403 |
| AutoTheta | 0.116474 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 26% |
| H-stat | 19.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.005 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 64.044 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.66 |
| Market Cap | 1,778,059,648 |
| Forward P/E | 31.54 |
| Beta | 1.76 |
| Profit Margins | -7.88% |
| Website | https://www.acvauto.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls. The put/call ratio is extremely skewed toward selling, indicating a strong consensus expectation of further price weakness rather than a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.1861521 |
| Address1 | 640 Ellicott Street |
| Address2 | Suite 321 |
| All Time High | 37.77 |
| All Time Low | 4.065 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 60,400 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.8 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,311,830 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 7,700,460 |
| Average Volume | 7,700,460 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,311,830 |
| Beta | 1.761 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 283,200 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 2.305 |
| City | Buffalo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.47 |
| Current Ratio | 1.517 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 10.47 |
| Day Low | 10.45 |
| Debt To Equity | 64.044 |
| Display Name | ACV Auctions |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | -28,753,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.03588 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -62.092 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.228 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,785,330,560 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.19868 |
| Eps Forward | 0.33191 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.37 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.7374 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.7326002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.198297 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 18.61521 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.029999733 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0028571174 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.065 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.405 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5756458 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.065 - 10.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,616,592,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 153,969,990 |
| Forward Eps | 0.33191 |
| Forward P E | 31.544695 |
| Free Cashflow | 857,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,200 |
| Fullday Change | -0.010000229 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.09569597 |
| Fullday Price | 10.44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26806998 |
| Gross Profits | 214,815,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.045450002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.984 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 169,824,232 |
| Industry | Auto & Truck Dealerships |
| Industry Disp | Auto & Truck Dealerships |
| Industry Key | auto-truck-dealerships |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-03-24 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | ACV Auctions Inc. provides a wholesale auction marketplace to facilitate business-to-business used vehicle sales between a selling and buying dealership. The company offers marketplace platform includes digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers by providing auctions, which facilitates real-time transactions of wholesale vehicles; Run List for pre-filtering and pre-screening of vehicles up to 24 hours prior to an auction taking place; ACV transportation service to enable the buyers to see real-time transportation quotes; ACV capital, a short-term inventory financing services for buyers to purchase vehicles; and Go Green customer assurance services for claims against defects in the vehicle. It also provides remarketing centers, which offers value-added services, such as vehicle reconditioning and storage to facilitate auction business with commercial partners, such as fleet, rental car, and financial sector consignors. In addition, the company offers data services, including True360 report, which provides cosmetic and structural vehicle assessments integrated into vehicle history reports for dealer to make wholesale and retail transaction decisions on and off the marketplace; ACV market report provides transaction data and condition reports for comparable used vehicles, including pricing data from third-party sources and allows dealers to determine pricing and valuation strategies for used vehicles; and ACV MAX inventory management software that enables dealers to manage their inventory and set pricing while turning vehicles. Further, it provides data and technology through inspection, such as condition reports, virtual lift solutions, Apex device, and vehicle intelligence platform; and marketplace enablement, comprising MyACV application, private marketplaces, operations automation, live appraisals, and programmatic buying service. ACV Auctions Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York. |
| Long Name | ACV Auctions Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,778,059,648 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_290035001 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -63,145,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,771,097,231 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 10.45 |
| Operating Cashflow | 38,905,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02826 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Phone | 800 553 4070 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.030000687 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.2865395 |
| Pre Market Price | 10.44 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,966,650 |
| Previous Close | 10.45 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 52.697807 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.5422993 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.2188606 |
| Profit Margins | -0.0788 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.472 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.8 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0200005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.191392 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.45 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.45 - 10.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.45 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,603 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,079,671 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02578 |
| Return On Equity | -0.15057999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.66 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 169,824,232 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.080699995 |
| Shares Short | 13,708,408 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 15,638,555 |
| Short Name | ACV Auctions Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.084300004 |
| Short Ratio | 0.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | ACVA |
| Target High Price | 13.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.1 |
| Target Median Price | 10.5 |
| Total Cash | 242,259,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.427 |
| Total Debt | 249,700,000 |
| Total Revenue | 801,339,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.37 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.9658 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.5042005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5030579 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,079,671 |
| Website | https://www.acvauto.com |
| Zip | 14,203 |