ACV Auctions Inc (ACVA) stock is nearly perfect except the valuation

The price of ACV Auctions Inc (NASDAQ: ACVA) closed at $18.91 in the last session, up 2.49% from day before closing price of $18.45. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 820368 shares were traded.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at ACVA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.12 and its Current Ratio is at 2.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.

On July 20, 2023, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $23.

JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on July 13, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $17.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 15 ’24 when Hirsch Brian sold 3,362 shares for $17.58 per share. The transaction valued at 59,104 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.

Hirsch Brian sold 102,970 shares of ACVA for $1,789,619 on Mar 14 ’24. The Director now owns 3,362 shares after completing the transaction at $17.38 per share. On Mar 14 ’24, another insider, KAMERICK EILEEN A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,498 shares for $17.34 each. As a result, the insider received 216,715 and left with 0 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ACVA now has a Market Capitalization of 3.10B and an Enterprise Value of 2.80B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.83 whereas that against EBITDA is -52.03.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, ACVA has reached a high of $19.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.44, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.61.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, ACVA traded on average about 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.1M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 138.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.53M. Insiders hold about 16.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.02% stake in the company. Shares short for ACVA as of Feb 29, 2024 were 9.63M with a Short Ratio of 7.67, compared to 9.2M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.87% and a Short% of Float of 8.04%.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 10 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.09 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.08 and a low estimate of -$0.1, while EPS last year was -$0.11. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.07, with high estimates of -$0.04 and low estimates of -$0.08.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.29 and -$0.36 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.34. EPS for the following year is $0.06, with 10 analysts recommending between $0.43 and -$0.15.

Revenue Estimates

According to 13 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $144.03M. It ranges from a high estimate of $146M to a low estimate of $141.99M. As of the current estimate, ACV Auctions Inc’s year-ago sales were $119.63M, an estimated increase of 20.40% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $158.41M, an increase of 27.50% over than the figure of $20.40% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $171M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $150.06M.

A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ACVA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $619.48M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $596.96M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $613.14M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $481.23M, up 27.40% from the average estimate. Based on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $770.34M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $832M and the low estimate is $659.17M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 25.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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