ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA)
Industrials · Digital automotive marketplace / vehicle auctions · NYSE
A digital wholesale automotive marketplace that uses data-driven inspections and technology to modernize the used-car auction industry.
What ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A does
ACV Auctions Inc. operates an online marketplace platform that facilitates the sale of wholesale vehicles, primarily used cars and trucks, connecting buyers and sellers in the automotive auction space. The company provides a digital platform that enables dealers, fleet operators, and other vehicle sellers to reach a broader audience of buyers. In addition to its core marketplace, ACV offers value-added services and a floorplan loan business to support participants in the wholesale vehicle market.
Themes: automotive wholesale marketplace, digital auction platform, fintech / floorplan financing, automotive logistics
Fundamentals
- Price$7.43 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-35.2% 2025-08-21 close $11.47 → 2026-08-21 close $7.43
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-8.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+51.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-14.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.46 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+15.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+21.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.86 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How ACVA compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A looks technically
ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) is trading 11.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 16 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 39.1% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 11.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +11.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $7.25 | $7.25 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.64 | $6.64 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 8.355. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 16 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 16 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 11.9% above | +11.9% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 22.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 48.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($6.67 to $8.36) — its "stochastic" reading is 45 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 45.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $12.21 | $12.21 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 39.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -39.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 82.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +82.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 39.1% below its highest point of the past year | 39.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $37.77 (set on 2021-04-15) | $37.77 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($4.15 to $12.15), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 41% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $9.09 to $9.35. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 41.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 80.3% below its all-time high | -80.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 10.6% above a support level at $6.64 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-13, most recently on 2026-08-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 9 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -10.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $4.07 (set on 2026-03-27) | $4.07 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 82.8% above its all-time low | +82.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 6th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4998 between its high and its low — about 6.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4998 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $7.13 and $8.32 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $7.13 – $7.73 – $8.32 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 6.7% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 6.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (11.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.76× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.3% since the prior reading | +1.3% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 9 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 9 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 1 session ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 1 session ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | today it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | today |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.4% |
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| Gap filled | a 13.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-11 has been "filled" 8 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 8 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 8.6 percentage points (the stock lost 6.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | -8.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 22.8 percentage points (the stock gained 25.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | +22.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 0.5 percentage points (the stock gained 11.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | +0.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 55.7 percentage points (the stock lost 35.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -55.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 8.7% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-15 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.3% of the share price. | +8.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $6.41 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 159 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +15.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $7.52 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 10 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ACVA last closed at $7.43 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 9 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $6.64 | Support | 10.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-13 to 2026-08-11 |
| $8.36 | Resistance | 12.5% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-14 to 2026-08-13 |
| $6.21 | Support | 16.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-12 to 2026-05-19 |
| $10.34 | Resistance | 39.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-12 to 2025-10-03 |
| $11.89 | Resistance | 60.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-04 to 2025-09-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $8.36.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · Analyst price target recently RAISED | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.23 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$9.77 range $6.00 – $16.00; median $9.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ACVA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.05082 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions affecting wholesale vehicle demand and transaction volumes","Intense competition in the automotive auction and marketplace space, with existing competitors and new market entrants","Dependence on ability to grow marketplace participants, retain customers, and achieve profitability"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ACVA's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2026 (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Metric data for 'Three Months ended March 31, 2026': Marketplace Units 213,492, Marketplace GMV $2.7 billion, Adjusted EBITDA $17.1 million (newer filing)
- Comparison metric for 'Three Months ended March 31, 2025': Marketplace Units 208,025, Marketplace GMV $2.6 billion, Adjusted EBITDA $13.9 million (newer filing)
- Removed:
- Reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 19, 2025 (older filing, 2025-11-05)
- Nine Months Ended September 30 metrics: 2025 (636,519 units, $8.1 billion GMV, $51.1 million Adjusted EBITDA) and 2024 (559,511 units, $7.2 billion GMV, $22.5 million Adjusted EBITDA) (older filing)
- Three Months ended September 30, 2025 metrics: 218,065 units, $2.7 billion GMV, $18.7 million Adjusted EBITDA (older filing)
- Three Months ended September 30, 2024 metrics: 198,354 units, $2.5 billion GMV, $11.2 million Adjusted EBITDA (older filing)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'Marketplace Platform' (capitalized, with quotes in older filing) to 'marketplace platform' (lowercase, without quotes) in newer filing opening sections
- Changed 'will remain' to 'remain' in Marketplace Units definition section (older: 'will remain a critical driver'; newer: 'remain a critical driver')
- Changed reference to 'our Marketplace' to 'our marketplace' in Data Services bullet point (inconsistent capitalization between filings)
- Changed reference to 'our Marketplace Platform' to 'our marketplace platform' in Marketplace Buyers definition (older used capitalized version; newer uses lowercase)
- Notes:
- The newer filing presents Q1 2026 data (Three Months ended March 31), while the older filing presented Q3 2025 data (Three Months ended September 30), making direct period-over-period comparisons reflect different fiscal quarters
- The text from both filings appears truncated at the end of the Marketplace Buyers section; full comparison of that section cannot be completed
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) shows page numbers for Risk Factors as 31 instead of 42 in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Removed:
- Removed from forward-looking statements: 'including the impact of changes in trade policies' in reference to macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions (older filing 2025-11-05)
- Removed from forward-looking statements: detailed language about floorplan loan business risks including 'general economic conditions and risks associated with the creditworthiness of our customers, fraud and the value of the used vehicles securing such floor plan loans, among others' (older filing 2025-11-05)
- Removed from forward-looking statements: 'the ultimate outcome of the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings with respect to our former customer, Tricolor Holdings, LLC, and certain of its affiliates, as well as our expectations regarding any potential recovery and the associated effect on our financial position' (older filing 2025-11-05)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'the effects of macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions on our business' in newer filing (2026-05-06) from 'the effects of macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions on our business, including the impact of changes in trade policies' in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Changed 'our expectations with respect to the performance of our floorplan loan business' in newer filing (2026-05-06) from 'our expectations with respect to the performance our floorplan loan business, including as a result of general economic conditions and risks associated with the creditworthiness of our customers, fraud and the value of the used vehicles securing such floor plan loans, among others' in older filing (2025-11-05)
- Notes:
- Financial statements shown are from different periods: newer filing shows three months ended March 31, 2026 vs. 2025, while older filing shows three months and nine months ended September 30, 2025 vs. 2024, making direct numerical comparison not applicable to this textual section analysis
- The provided text extracts appear truncated at the end, potentially affecting completeness of comparison
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for ACVA — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ACVA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 19,118,234
- Reported value $81,061,312
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ACVA had 15,748,364 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ACVA had 9.27% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.28 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 15,748,364
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.27%
- Prior settlement (shares) 14,960,181
- Reported change 5.27%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.28
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) do?
ACV Auctions Inc. operates an online marketplace platform that facilitates the sale of wholesale vehicles, primarily used cars and trucks, connecting buyers and sellers in the automotive auction space. The company provides a digital platform that enables dealers, fleet operators, and other vehicle sellers to reach a broader audience of buyers.
What sector is ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) in?
ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Digital automotive marketplace / vehicle auctions. It trades on NYSE.
Who are ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A's (ACVA) competitors?
Notable peers of ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) include Manheim (Cox Automotive), IAAI (Insurance Auto Auctions), Copart and CarGurus. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) overbought or oversold right now?
ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ACVA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.