ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA)
Industrials · online automotive marketplace · NYSE
ACV Auctions is a leading digital wholesale vehicle marketplace that leverages data and technology to modernize how automotive dealers buy and sell used cars.
What ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A does
ACV Auctions operates a digital marketplace for wholesale vehicle transactions, connecting automotive dealers to buy and sell used vehicles. The platform integrates value-added services, including vehicle inspections, data services, logistics, and financing, to facilitate transparent and efficient wholesale transactions.
Themes: automotive wholesale, digital marketplace, fintech services, automotive logistics
Fundamentals
- Price$10.44 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.8B as of 2026-08-03 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+11.3% 2025-10-08 close $9.38 → 2026-10-08 close $10.44
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-8.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-15.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.46 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+15.9% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+21.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.36 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How ACVA compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 428 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 417 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 50.4% 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 49 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 54, with buyers in control. Momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 75, in overbought territory (above 70). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. It is 0.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year). Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 34% of its 30-day average.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 50.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +50.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.63 | $8.63 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.94 | $6.94 |
| 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 21 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 21 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 49 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 49 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 54, with buyers in control | 54.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 75, in overbought territory (above 70) | 75.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($10.41 to $10.50) — its "stochastic" reading is 33 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 steady within that range over the last few sessions. Read that with care: its whole 14-day range is only about 0.9% of the price, so being at one end of it is a smaller move than it sounds — a company pinned near an agreed takeover price does this. | 33.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $10.50 | $10.50 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 0.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -0.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 156.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +156.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is at or near its highest point of the past year | 0.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 4 trading days ago | 4 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 $10.50), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 1% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $6.37 to $6.58. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 72.4% below its all-time high | -72.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $10.39 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-08-12, most recently on 2026-09-23. Since 2024-10-08 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.4% |
| 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 156.8% above its all-time low | +156.8% |
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 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.1817 between its high and its low — about 1.7% 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 | $0.1817 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $10.40 and $10.50 — 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 | $10.40 – $10.45 – $10.50 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.7% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. 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 | 1.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 19.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (50.4% 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 | 19.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 34% of its 30-day average | 0.34× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| 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 hammer | 9 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.1% 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 | +0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 44.8% above the previous close 19 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 7.22 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +44.8% |
| Gap filled | a 13.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-11 has been "filled" 41 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 41 sessions ago |
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 47.5 percentage points (the stock gained 48.5% while the market gained 1.0%) | +47.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 45.5 percentage points (the stock gained 49.4% while the market gained 3.8%) | +45.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 107.5 percentage points (the stock gained 125.0% while the market gained 17.5%) | +107.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 3.7 percentage points (the stock gained 11.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | -3.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 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, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: its RSI momentum gauge is overbought (a stretched reading), MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 42% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 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 thin, spanning 1.8% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +41.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 34% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $7.81 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 192 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +33.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 9% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $9.54 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 43 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +9.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ACVA last closed at $10.44 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.39 | Support | 0.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-12 to 2026-09-23 |
| $11.89 | Resistance | 13.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-04 to 2025-09-05 |
| $8.36 | Support | 20.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-14 to 2026-08-13 |
| $6.63 | Support | 36.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-07-13 to 2026-09-04 |
| $15.19 | Resistance | 45.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-23 to 2025-06-18 |
| $16.84 | Resistance | 61.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-04 to 2025-07-02 |
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
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
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 · Overbought (14-day RSI above 70) · Near the 52-week high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.80 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$10.10 range $6.00 – $13.00; median $10.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. 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$0.07385 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.00382 from $0.07767, on 2026-09-05, 31-day window
- Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings
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)
["Competition in the wholesale automotive market and the ability to maintain a competitive advantage.","Reliance on key personnel and the ability to manage growth and operational scaling effectively.","Exposure to macroeconomic conditions impacting the automotive retail and wholesale industries."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ACVA's 10-Q filed 2026-08-10 against the prior one filed 2026-05-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing includes a metrics table for 'Three Months ended June 30' and 'Six Months ended June 30' with 2026 and 2025 figures (Marketplace Units, Marketplace GMV, Adjusted EBITDA).
- Newer filing reports six-month metrics: Marketplace Units 424,964 (2026) and 418,454 (2025), Marketplace GMV $5.4 billion (2026) and $5.3 billion (2025), Adjusted EBITDA $37.9 million (2026) and $32.5 million (2025).
- Newer filing reports three-month (June 30) metrics: Marketplace Units 211,472 (2026) and 210,429 (2025), Marketplace GMV $2.7 billion for both periods, Adjusted EBITDA $20.8 million (2026) and $18.6 million (2025).
- Removed:
- Older filing includes a metrics table for 'Three Months ended March 31' with 2026 and 2025 figures.
- Older filing reports March 31 metrics: Marketplace Units 213,492 (2026) and 208,025 (2025), Marketplace GMV $2.7 billion (2026) and $2.6 billion (2025), Adjusted EBITDA $17.1 million (2026) and $13.9 million (2025).
- Notes:
- The provided texts appear to be excerpts; the older filing excerpt ends mid-sentence in the 'Marketplace Sellers' definition section.
- Only the sections provided in the prompt were compared; other MD&A sections and tables may contain additional changes not captured here.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) adds a share repurchase table under Item 2(c) showing 5,993 shares purchased in May 2026 at an average price of $5.72, with $34,380 thousand remaining under the repurchase program.
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) adds footnote (1) to the share repurchase table describing an accelerated share repurchase agreement entered into on May 12, 2026 with Citibank, N.A. for $50.0 million, with initial delivery of approximately 6.0 million shares.
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) adds disclosure that Andrew Peer, Chief Accounting Officer, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on June 15, 2026 covering up to 8,000 shares plus shares based on certain unsold shares from a prior plan and RSU net vesting, with first trade no earlier than September 14, 2026 and termination on May 28, 2027.
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) adds text indicating the new share repurchase program of up to $100.0 million was authorized by the board of directors in May 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-06) contains disclosure that Michael Waterman, Chief Sales Officer, terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on February 25, 2026, originally entered into December 15, 2025, covering up to 306,793 shares, with no shares sold prior to termination.
- Older filing (2026-05-06) contains an Item 6. Exhibits section listing Exhibit 3.1 (Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), Exhibit 3.2 (Amended and Restated Bylaws), Exhibit 10.1 (Form of Executive Severance Agreement CEO-Tier 1), Exhibit 10.2 (Form of Executive Severance Agreement Executive-Tier 2), and Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 (certifications); this section is not present in the newer filing excerpt.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) changes the issuer repurchase disclosure under Item 2(c) from 'Not applicable' to a share repurchase table with specific figures.
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) changes the quarter referenced in the Item 5 officer trading arrangement disclosure from 'March 31, 2026' to 'June 30, 2026'.
- Newer filing (2026-08-10) replaces the terminated trading plan disclosure for Michael Waterman with the adopted trading plan disclosure for Andrew Peer.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at the end of the Item 5 section (mid-sentence: 'full accelerated vesting of all outstanding').
- The older filing text is also cut off at the end of the Item 6 Exhibits section (mid-exhibit-table: '31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursua...').
- Both excerpts contain the identical Risk Factors introductory paragraph stating no material changes to previously disclosed risk factors, so no risk-factor-specific comparison changes were identified.
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)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ACVA as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 23,166,716
- Reported value $166,568,687
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 1 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.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ACVA had 15,309,980 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ACVA had 9.02% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 15,309,980
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.02%
- Prior settlement (shares) 15,638,555
- Reported change -2.1%
- Days to cover (reported) 1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 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.
Competitors & peers
- Manheim (Cox Automotive)
- ADESA (Carvana)
- Copart (CPRT)
- IAA (Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ACV AUCTIONS INC CLASS A (ACVA) do?
ACV Auctions operates a digital marketplace for wholesale vehicle transactions, connecting automotive dealers to buy and sell used vehicles. The platform integrates value-added services, including vehicle inspections, data services, logistics, and financing, to facilitate transparent and efficient wholesale transactions.
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 online automotive marketplace. 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), ADESA (Carvana), Copart and IAA (Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers). 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 in overbought territory (its 14-day RSI is 75, above 70) (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ACVA come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; 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: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.