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Best Auto Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top auto stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best auto stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the auto manufacturers industry.

Industry: Auto Manufacturers
Ticker
Company
Price
Valuation Score
Graham Fair Value
Graham Fair Value %
P/E
Forward P/E
P/S
P/B
PEG
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
Book Value
BVPS
EV
EV/EBITDA
TSLA
TESLA INC
$194.05$51.19279.07%45.13x37.97x6.53x9.61x2.46x$1.38B0.22%$64.38B20.21$612.42B44.28
F
FORD MOTOR CO
$12.75$26.32-51.55%13.01x6.82x0.29x1.19x0.21x$4.95B9.76%$42.87B10.77$180.60B14.70
LI
LI AUTO INC
$26.95N/AN/A16.37x24.95x1.55x3.39xN/A$6.15B23.19%$8.32B8.45$17.46B10.32
STLA
STELLANTIS NV
$24.92N/AN/A3.88x6.32x0.37x0.86xN/A$14.94B19.83%$87.84B29.06$60.10B1.87
LOBO
LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$3.30$9.52-65.39%11.36xN/A1.01xN/A0.15x-$1.73M-8.22%$5.19M0.81N/AN/A
BLBD
BLUE BIRD CORP
$34.52N/AN/A18.17x18.76x0.91x14.71xN/A$89.94M8.10%$75.58M2.35$1.17B10.15
NIU
NIU TECHNOLOGIES
$2.29N/AN/A-4.78x3.82x0.49x1.17xN/A$2.05M1.14%$151.26M1.93$79.00M-4.60
XPEV
XPENG INC
$8.10N/AN/A-9.89x-4.07x2.29x1.52xN/A-$169.03M-2.54%$5.02B6.12$6.15B-16.33
LCID
LUCID GROUP INC
$2.50N/AN/A-1.84x-3.97x8.74x1.19xN/A-$3.40B-65.32%$4.85B2.33$6.46B-2.54
WKHS
WORKHORSE GROUP INC
$0.17N/AN/A-0.28x-2.09x2.65x0.63xN/A-$141.71M-409.58%$83.11M0.40$45.75M-0.42
RACE
FERRARI NV
$422.44N/AN/A56.86x63.91x16.04x31.29xN/A$1.44B1.40%$3.29B13.50$104.44B42.71
HMC
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
$34.10$28.0521.58%8.96x8.44x0.43x0.69x1.67x$3.51B6.34%$80.21B49.44$91.49B6.72
TM
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
$227.94N/AN/A10.30x10.75x1.06x1.42xN/A$11.38B3.70%$216.64B160.65$496.24B9.06
GM
GENERAL MOTORS CO
$46.04N/AN/A5.60x7.51x0.30x0.79xN/A$8.61B16.18%$66.60B57.66$157.13B6.45
RIVN
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC
$9.38N/AN/A-1.63x-2.11x2.00x1.00xN/A-$5.89B-66.33%$9.14B9.65$6.43B-1.50
GP
GREENPOWER MOTOR CO INC
$1.86N/AN/A-2.95x3.10x0.94x2.57xN/A$1.31M2.85%$18.05M0.72$58.44M-4.80
NIO
NIO INC
$4.60N/AN/A-2.67x6.67x1.02x2.71xN/A-$2.16B-27.67%$3.53B2.08$9.05B-4.28
HYZN
HYZON MOTORS INC
$0.56N/AN/A-0.75x-8.00x560.00x1.05xN/A-$143.23M-104.46%$130.69M0.53$32.56M-0.18
LVWR
LIVEWIRE GROUP INC
$6.76N/AN/A-12.52xN/A36.15x6.67xN/A-$96.92M-7.06%$205.86M1.01$1.21B-11.65
MULN
MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
$5.72N/AN/A0.00xN/A62.86x0.18xN/A-$226.48M-987.95%$210.56M52.54-$32.47M0.05
EVTV
ENVIROTECH VEHICLES INC
$2.30N/AN/A-2.74xN/A12.11x1.73xN/A-$4.28M-12.35%$20.63M1.37$36.05M-2.87
CENN
CENNTRO INC
$1.54N/AN/A-0.87xN/A2.12x0.39xN/A-$67.20M-143.44%$121.87M4.01$48.94M-1.01
PSNY
POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING UK PLC
$1.23N/AN/A-5.35xN/A0.93x-4.18xN/A-$1.80B-68.62%-$628.93M-0.30$4.64B-10.42
VFS
VINFAST AUTO LTD
$2.74N/AN/A-2.78xN/A4.78x-1.03xN/AN/AN/A-$6.19B-2.65$10.21BN/A
CJET
CHIJET MOTOR COMPANY INC
$0.34N/AN/A-0.60xN/A2.98x-0.53xN/A-$7.07M-13.53%-$103.26M-0.67$300.39M-10.07
GOEV
CANOO INC
$2.82N/AN/A-5.32x-0.10x1,410.00x0.73xN/A-$318.20M-19.57%$249.58M0.43$290.31M-1.04
AYRO
AYRO INC
$1.39N/AN/A-0.17xN/A13.24x0.49xN/A-$28.25M-426.62%$14.14M2.97-$35.88M1.09
NWTN
NWTN INC
$6.45N/AN/A-16.97xN/A3,225.00x8.26xN/A-$313.02M-16.96%$223.59M0.78$1.78BN/A
LOT
LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC
$6.04N/AN/A-3.78xN/A4.22x-3.37xN/A-$595.53M-20.78%-$1.21B-2.54$4.54B-6.93
VEV
VICINITY MOTOR CORP
$0.72N/AN/A-2.70xN/A2.33x2.09xN/A-$19.54M-60.00%$15.59M0.34$51.08M-6.82
ECDA
ECD AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN INC
$1.17N/AN/A29.25xN/AN/A-1.06xN/A-$726.54k-9.40%-$7.33M-1.11$8.10M9.98
FFIE
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC
$0.04N/AN/A-0.00xN/A0.53x0.00xN/A-$290.29M-100,423.81%$261.80M38.04$64.42M-0.12
VLCN
VOLCON INC
$0.26N/AN/A-0.00xN/A0.02xN/AN/A-$30.43M-60,622.99%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SVMH
SRIVARU HOLDING LTD
$0.20N/AN/A-4.93xN/A32.83x-8.61xN/A-$397.56k-10.66%-$491.58k-0.03$5.08M-9.97
EGOX
NEXTEGO NV
$0.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A26.49xN/AN/AN/A$98.54k0.00$2.77MN/A
ZAPP
ZAPP ELECTRIC VEHICLES GROUP LTD
$2.77N/AN/A-0.03xN/AN/A-0.43xN/A-$6.68M-83.29%-$18.44M-6.37$12.33M-0.06
PEV
PHOENIX MOTOR INC
$0.58N/AN/A-0.60xN/A3.97x-4.18xN/A-$3.75M-30.36%-$4.84M-0.23$23.91M-1.33

Auto Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best car stocks to buy right now are:

1. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)


Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is the top auto stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 29 points higher than the auto industry average of 24. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tesla has seen its stock return 19.91% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 84 percentage points.

Tesla has an average 1 year price target of $179.60, a downside of -7.45% from Tesla's current stock price of $194.05.

Tesla stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 28 analysts covering Tesla, 14.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 46.43% have issued a hold, while 7.14% have issued a Sell rating, and 17.86% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI)


Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) is the second best auto stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 28 points higher than the auto industry average of 24. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Li Auto has seen its stock return 14.1% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 78 percentage points.

Li Auto has an average 1 year price target of $45.75, an upside of 69.76% from Li Auto's current stock price of $26.95.

Li Auto stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Li Auto, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)


Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) is the third best auto stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 28 points higher than the auto industry average of 24. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ford Motor Co has seen its stock return 5.72% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 69 percentage points.

Ford Motor Co has an average 1 year price target of $13.41, an upside of 5.2% from Ford Motor Co's current stock price of $12.75.

Ford Motor Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Ford Motor Co, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the auto stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 auto stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Stellantis Nv (NYSE:STLA)


Stellantis Nv (NYSE:STLA) has an annual dividend yield of 6.63%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto industry average of 3.25%. Stellantis Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Stellantis Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Stellantis Nv's dividend payout ratio of 23.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)


Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) has an annual dividend yield of 4.94%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto industry average of 3.25%. Ford Motor Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Ford Motor Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ford Motor Co's dividend payout ratio of 64.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)


General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.85%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 3.25%. General Motors Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. General Motors Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

General Motors Co's dividend payout ratio of 4.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto stocks up?

Auto stocks were up 3.16% in the last day, and up 6.78% over the last week. Mullen Automotive was the among the top gainers in the auto manufacturers industry, gaining 81.01% yesterday.

Mullen Automotive shares are trading higher after the company announced the California Air Resources Board has approved the 2024 Mullen THREE for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.

What are the most undervalued auto stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued auto stocks right now are:

1. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)


Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) is the most undervalued auto stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Ford Motor Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the auto industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ford Motor Co's stock has gained 5.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 69 percentage points.

2. Lobo Ev Technologies (NASDAQ:LOBO)


Lobo Ev Technologies (NASDAQ:LOBO) is the second most undervalued auto stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Lobo Ev Technologies has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the auto industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

3. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)


General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is the third most undervalued auto stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. General Motors Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the auto industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

General Motors Co's stock has gained 37.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 101 percentage points.

Are auto stocks a good buy now?

55.56% of auto stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto stocks to rise by 17.78% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the auto manufacturers industry?

The average P/E ratio of the auto manufacturers industry is 29.03x.
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