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ACVA Stock Forecast: ACV Auctions, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 11 Sept 2026
$10
+44.18% on the day

The 13 Wall Street analysts covering ACV Auctions, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $9 — -13.5% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 53 of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$1.8B
Ticker Nerd rank
53 / 100
Median analyst target
$9.00
Analysts covering
13
Revenue$213.9M+10.4% y/y
Operating income−$6.0M
Net income−$8.2M
Free cash flow−$47.5M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+55.4%
1M
+43.4%
YTD
+29.8%
1Y
+0.8%
From 52W high
0.0%
From 52W low
+150.8%
$4
$10
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

ACVA stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores ACV Auctions, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 12 Sept 2026
53 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Accruals
90
Quality
63
Revisions
59
Value
52
Momentum
50
Issuance
49
Size
37
Growth
33
Volatility
31

Accruals (90): Reported profit is backed by cash, and the company is not expanding recklessly.

Volatility (31): The share price moves around a lot.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

ACVA stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on ACVA, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$4$6$8$10$12$14$16Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26ACVAHigh $16.00Median $9.00Low $6.00

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says13 analysts
8 Buy3 Hold2 Sell
Low $6.00Median $9.00High $16.00

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits −13.5% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 2 moved their price target up and 1 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
11 Sept 2026Barrington ResearchDowngradeUnderperform
11 Sept 2026NeedhamDowngradeHold
17 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$7.00$8.50
11 Aug 2026BarclaysDowngradeUnderweight$8.00$6.00
22 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$7.00$8.00
22 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight
1 June 2026Barrington ResearchDowngradeMarket Perform$7.00
1 June 2026Barrington ResearchDowngradeMarket Perform
2 Mar 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight
25 Feb 2026Goldman SachsMaintainsBuy
24 Feb 2026B. Riley SecuritiesMaintainsBuy
24 Feb 2026Barrington ResearchUpgradeOutperform
24 Feb 2026CitigroupDowngradeNeutral
24 Feb 2026NeedhamReiteratesBuy
21 Jan 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight
11 Dec 2025JefferiesDowngradeHold
4 Dec 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight
21 Nov 2025CitigroupMaintainsBuy
12 Nov 2025BarclaysInitiatesEqual-Weight
7 Nov 2025Goldman SachsMaintainsBuy

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. ACVA appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

ACVA vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, ACV Auctions, Inc. returned +0.8% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

ACVA vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
406080100120Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26ACVAS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

ACVA analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+1.7%
Analysts raising
2
Analysts cutting
8
Fundamentals

ACV Auctions, Inc. (ACVA) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
−26.7×

Cheaper than 97% of US stocks

Price / sales
2.2×

Cheaper than 50% of US stocks

Price / book
4.5×

Cheaper than 23% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
−61.7×

Cheaper than 95% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
10.4%

Higher than 53% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
10.4%

Higher than 48% of US stocks

Gross margin
49.9%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Operating margin
−2.8%

Higher than 29% of US stocks

Net margin
−7.9%

Higher than 21% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−15.1%

Higher than 33% of US stocks

Return on assets
−2.6%

Higher than 36% of US stocks

Dividend yield

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

ACV Auctions, Inc. (ACVA) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • ACV Auctions, Inc. has a market value of $1.8B and an enterprise value of $1.8B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $801.3M. The latest quarter grew 10.4% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: −$63.1M, a −7.9% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $−0.36.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$7.0M, after $36.1M of capital spending.

  • Shares outstanding: 169.1M.

  • Trailing P/E: −26.7×; forward P/E: 31.4× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • ACV Auctions, Inc. employs 3,200 people $250K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 12 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

ACVA vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelAuto & Truck Dealerships
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
ACVAACV Auctions, Inc.$1.8B
53
DRVNDriven Brands Holdings, Inc.$2.0B
76
SAHSonic Automotive, Inc.$2.4B
64
GPIGroup 1 Automotive, Inc.$3.3B
36
ABGAsbury Automotive Group, Inc.$3.9B
58
VVVValvoline, Inc.$3.9B
52
OPLNOPENLANE, Inc.$4.3B
68

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

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News

Latest ACVA news & analysis

Halper Sadeh LLC is Investigating Whether ACVA and SAFT are Obtaining Fair Deals for their Shareholders

GlobeNewsWire · 11 Sept 2026negative

Halper Sadeh LLC announced it is investigating whether ACVA and SAFT are obtaining fair deals for their shareholders. The firm suggests insiders may receive substantial financial benefits not available to ordinary shareholders.

Why it matters — The investigation raises questions about whether ACVA's proposed deal provides fair treatment to its shareholders.

SHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Brodsky & Smith Announces an Investigation of ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA)

Newsfile Corp · 11 Sept 2026negative

The law office of Brodsky & Smith announced an investigation into potential claims against ACV Auctions' Board of Directors for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law related to the proposed sale of the company to Copart, Inc. for $10.50 per share in cash. The investigation focuses on whether the board failed to conduct a fair process and whether the transaction pays fair value to shareholders.

Why it matters — ACV shareholders would care because the investigation raises questions about the fairness of the proposed $10.50-per-share Copart buyout and whether the board fulfilled its fiduciary duties in negotiating the transaction.

ACVA Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC is Investigating Whether ACV is Obtaining a Fair Price for its Shareholders

Business Wire · 10 Sept 2026negative

Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, announced it is investigating the sale of ACV to Copart, Inc. for $10.50 per share in cash. The investigation concerns whether ACV and its board violated federal securities laws in relation to the deal.

Why it matters — This news could matter to ACV shareholders because the law firm is examining whether the acquisition price fairly values their shares, potentially signaling concerns about the pending deal.

Copart Stock Jumps on Mixed Q4, Acquisition of ACV Auctions

Benzinga · 10 Sept 2026positive

Copart Inc. reported mixed fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results after Thursday's closing bell and announced it will acquire online vehicle auction operator ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA). The announcement accompanies Copart's quarterly earnings release.

Why it matters — The news directly concerns ACV Auctions as it is the target of the announced acquisition by Copart, with the deal's terms and structure likely to affect ACVA shareholders.

Copart to Acquire ACV, Expanding Position Across the Vehicle Remarketing Ecosystem

Business Wire · 10 Sept 2026positive

Copart and ACV announced a definitive agreement under which Copart will acquire all outstanding shares of ACV common stock for $10.50 per share in cash, implying an equity value of approximately $1.9 billion. The deal expands Copart's position across the vehicle remarketing ecosystem.

Why it matters — This acquisition agreement establishes the cash value ACV shareholders would receive and marks a significant change in ACV's corporate ownership within the vehicle remarketing market.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ACVA stock

What is the ACVA stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 13 Wall Street analysts covering ACV Auctions, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $9, with estimates ranging from $6 to $16. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is ACVA stock a buy right now?

Of the 13 analysts covering ACV Auctions, Inc., 8 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 2 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks ACV Auctions, Inc. 53 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 12 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank ACVA?

As at 12 Sept 2026, ACV Auctions, Inc. ranks 53 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Accruals (90 of 100).

Will ACVA stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 13 analysts implies -13.5% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks ACV Auctions, Inc. 53 out of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the ACVA stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering ACV Auctions, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for ACVA are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $6 to $16 over the next 12 months.

How has ACVA stock performed over the past year?

ACV Auctions, Inc. returned +0.8% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does ACV Auctions, Inc. do?

ACV Auctions Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in ACV Auctions Inc., a digital automotive marketplace focused on wholesale used-vehicle transactions.

What is the latest news on ACVA?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 11 Sept 2026): "Halper Sadeh LLC is Investigating Whether ACVA and SAFT are Obtaining Fair Deals for their Shareholders". Halper Sadeh LLC announced it is investigating whether ACVA and SAFT are obtaining fair deals for their shareholders. The firm suggests insiders may receive substantial financial benefits not available to ordinary shareholders.

Company

About ACV Auctions, Inc.

ACV Auctions Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in ACV Auctions Inc., a digital automotive marketplace focused on wholesale used-vehicle transactions. ACV Auctions provides an online platform that connects vehicle sellers and dealership buyers, supporting business-to-business auctions, vehicle remarketing, and data-driven services that help users evaluate inventory and manage transactions. Its offering is designed for automotive dealers and commercial clients that participate in the wholesale vehicle ecosystem, with tools that emphasize transparency, workflow efficiency, and accurate vehicle information. The company also operates related services that support the buying and selling process, including marketplace access and adjacent data solutions. ACV Auctions Inc. is headquartered in Buffalo, New York, and serves a role in modernizing wholesale vehicle trading through technology-enabled marketplace services.

CEO Mr. George G. Chamoun · 3,200 employees · United States · https://www.acvauto.com