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Best Auto Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top auto stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best auto stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Auto Manufacturers

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Auto is Zen Rated F and is the 135th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
BLBD	BLUE BIRD CORP	$34.87	3.27%	2.04%	9.35%	3.69%	-14.40%	9.69%	122.97%	217.27%	196.62%	$59.40	$30.04	41.30%	16.08%	1.18	412,404	47.96%
NIU	NIU TECHNOLOGIES	$3.36	2.68%	8.15%	-17.46%	74.24%	49.35%	51.32%	-63.49%	-59.46%	N/A	$4.90	$1.65	31.43%	103.64%	1.37	611,521	-33.37%
RACE	FERRARI NV	$461.78	-0.36%	0.72%	6.85%	7.27%	-3.49%	10.62%	118.52%	208.83%	N/A	$509.13	$391.54	9.30%	17.94%	0.95	361,401	37.77%
TM	TOYOTA MOTOR CORP	$191.22	-0.33%	2.13%	9.26%	3.77%	10.27%	-15.98%	11.65%	57.35%	36.17%	$235.68	$155.00	18.86%	23.37%	0.75	343,436	-18.62%
GM	GENERAL MOTORS CO	$45.24	-0.42%	-3.90%	-4.68%	-5.95%	-11.60%	1.30%	17.17%	115.55%	27.19%	$61.24	$38.96	26.13%	16.12%	1.20	17,748,721	-26.61%
ZK	ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$21.50	-0.28%	5.25%	-10.55%	-14.34%	-15.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$33.32	$13.00	35.47%	65.38%	1.02	437,218	42.25%
LI	LI AUTO INC	$24.39	0.66%	3.06%	-4.25%	7.30%	-2.04%	-6.83%	5.23%	N/A	N/A	$33.12	$17.44	26.36%	39.85%	1.16	2,129,078	-6.43%
WKHS	WORKHORSE GROUP INC	$1.09	-2.75%	-10.92%	-37.28%	-82.51%	-89.00%	-97.42%	-99.87%	-99.87%	-99.88%	$68.08	$1.06	98.40%	2.83%	1.62	578,735	8.05%
XPEV	XPENG INC	$18.60	0.38%	-10.24%	-10.93%	18.99%	62.07%	129.93%	-26.47%	N/A	N/A	$27.16	$6.60	31.52%	181.82%	1.65	4,570,267	-61.63%
PSNY	POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING UK PLC	$1.04	-0.96%	-2.83%	-1.90%	-0.96%	-9.65%	-26.43%	-90.48%	N/A	N/A	$1.94	$0.61	46.39%	70.49%	1.32	2,642,043	147.68%
HMC	HONDA MOTOR CO LTD	$30.51	-0.59%	0.63%	13.17%	12.75%	0.13%	-10.32%	15.50%	32.21%	-11.37%	$34.99	$23.41	12.80%	30.33%	0.79	468,888	-2.02%
F	FORD MOTOR CO	$10.01	1.70%	1.19%	2.41%	2.93%	-0.39%	-16.56%	-28.66%	106.91%	-35.61%	$14.85	$8.44	32.59%	18.59%	1.26	134,898,728	-4.99%
RIVN	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC	$13.66	0.73%	13.81%	3.61%	11.06%	35.17%	49.40%	-56.65%	N/A	N/A	$18.86	$9.22	27.55%	48.24%	1.98	48,539,865	163.53%
FFAI	FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC	$1.25	-4.80%	4.39%	5.31%	-9.85%	-41.09%	-35.47%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$156.00	$0.83	99.20%	50.42%	1.61	16,219,116	34.65%
STLA	STELLANTIS NV	$9.28	1.94%	1.39%	-14.70%	-25.04%	-30.95%	-57.92%	-29.40%	12.09%	-35.43%	$23.37	$8.39	60.29%	10.57%	1.28	14,342,605	-22.32%
LCID	LUCID GROUP INC	$2.51	0.80%	3.27%	0.00%	-9.64%	15.00%	-3.44%	-86.73%	N/A	N/A	$4.43	$1.93	43.34%	30.05%	1.60	117,054,820	58.22%
VFS	VINFAST AUTO LTD	$3.42	0.29%	3.31%	6.52%	-9.50%	-8.78%	28.95%	-64.78%	N/A	N/A	$6.42	$2.56	46.73%	33.59%	0.08	607,819	125.29%
TSLA	TESLA INC	$282.16	-0.58%	8.10%	4.49%	-26.89%	12.67%	55.85%	-6.80%	499.98%	1,761.57%	$488.54	$167.41	42.24%	68.54%	1.98	126,427,334	16.09%
VLCN	VOLCON INC	$0.82	-3.07%	0.13%	-5.28%	-76.35%	-87.33%	-99.61%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$330.16	$0.66	99.75%	23.30%	0.92	41,531	-49.85%
NIO	NIO INC	$4.05	-2.96%	-5.98%	1.55%	-8.18%	-22.94%	-25.43%	-77.54%	23.58%	N/A	$7.71	$3.02	47.47%	34.11%	1.73	31,284,589	-31.94%
LOT	LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.63	14.72%	39.55%	17.61%	-29.70%	-57.01%	-70.69%	-80.96%	N/A	N/A	$13.85	$1.06	88.23%	53.77%	0.22	120,273	-32.17%
NWTN	NWTN INC	$0.36	8.15%	2.12%	15.62%	-40.77%	-54.71%	-93.79%	-96.37%	-96.04%	N/A	$6.25	$0.30	94.30%	20.27%	0.38	69,342	55.87%
LOBO	LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$0.65	-2.31%	-9.80%	-35.20%	-57.67%	-74.60%	-79.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.52	$0.46	81.53%	41.30%	0.23	47,108	-50.60%
DMN	DAMON INC	$0.01	75.00%	75.00%	-50.00%	-98.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.95	$0.00	99.86%	133.33%	1.57	2,966,539,300	357.15%
CENN	CENNTRO INC	$0.82	-0.49%	-2.15%	-2.50%	-20.49%	-35.51%	-42.73%	-94.47%	-99.16%	N/A	$2.30	$0.64	64.22%	28.59%	0.92	47,572	-54.17%
FLYE	FLY-E GROUP INC	$0.41	8.54%	3.97%	2.30%	-1.11%	-34.37%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.62	$0.33	94.62%	24.62%	1.91	28,570	16.93%
ECDA	ECD AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN INC	$0.30	1.66%	-2.85%	-46.14%	-61.63%	-71.83%	-74.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.45	$0.30	79.17%	2.03%	0.40	28,797	-78.76%
GGR	GOGORO INC	$0.25	4.00%	0.00%	-0.76%	-36.59%	-41.57%	-83.54%	-95.70%	N/A	N/A	$2.02	$0.19	87.62%	32.98%	0.81	518,769	-49.23%
GP	GREENPOWER MOTOR CO INC	$0.45	2.22%	4.55%	-2.13%	-41.77%	-52.13%	-74.16%	-92.31%	-67.79%	-64.86%	$1.91	$0.41	76.42%	9.76%	1.62	33,274	19.36%
LVWR	LIVEWIRE GROUP INC	$1.79	-13.97%	-26.32%	-26.32%	-49.34%	-73.26%	-77.19%	-84.51%	N/A	N/A	$9.00	$1.71	80.12%	4.62%	0.82	57,873	106.64%
CJET	CHIJET MOTOR COMPANY INC	$1.91	2.09%	-0.20%	17.47%	16.07%	-5.80%	-81.94%	-99.35%	N/A	N/A	$23.95	$1.09	92.03%	74.91%	0.20	54,152	12,151.58%
EVTV	ENVIROTECH VEHICLES INC	$0.25	1.98%	3.63%	3.21%	-33.25%	-86.11%	-88.32%	-95.44%	-87.76%	N/A	$2.61	$0.23	90.35%	9.57%	0.63	37,271	-27.42%
ZAPP	ZAPP ELECTRIC VEHICLES GROUP LTD	$0.49	-8.57%	-15.79%	-35.17%	-54.52%	-79.82%	-82.01%	-99.78%	N/A	N/A	$19.10	$0.47	97.43%	4.26%	0.51	165,288	7.11%
MULN	MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC	$0.39	-2.56%	-48.58%	-96.45%	-99.98%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$4.71M	$0.35	100.00%	11.43%	1.22	8,377,890	1.03%
AYRO	AYRO INC	$0.48	6.09%	-2.51%	-3.44%	-22.31%	-31.76%	-59.44%	-93.99%	-97.55%	-99.98%	$1.29	$0.38	62.96%	25.26%	1.28	13,862	-20.61%

Auto Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best car stocks to buy right now are:

1. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) is the #1 top auto stock out of 35 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 37 points higher than the auto industry average of 24.

BLBD passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Blue Bird has seen its stock return 9.69% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 110 percentage points.

Blue Bird has an average 1 year price target of $61.13, an upside of 75.29% from Blue Bird's current stock price of $34.87.

Blue Bird stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Blue Bird, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU)

Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) is the #2 top auto stock out of 35 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: D, and AI: C.

Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -7 points lower than the auto industry average of 24.

NIU passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Niu Technologies has seen its stock return 51.32% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 151 percentage points.

3. Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE)

Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) is the #3 top auto stock out of 35 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 15 points higher than the auto industry average of 24.

RACE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ferrari Nv has seen its stock return 10.62% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 111 percentage points.

Ferrari Nv has an average 1 year price target of $490.00, an upside of 6.11% from Ferrari Nv's current stock price of $461.78.

Ferrari Nv stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ferrari Nv, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% 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 N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 4.08%. 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 84.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE)

Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 4.08%. Ferrari Nv's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Ferrari Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ferrari Nv's dividend payout ratio of 27.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) has an annual dividend yield of 7.49%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto industry average of 4.08%. Ford Motor Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 52.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto stocks down?

Auto stocks were down -1.55% in the last day, and up 5.82% over the last week. Polestar Automotive Holding Uk was the among the top losers in the auto manufacturers industry, dropping -0.96% yesterday.

Polestar Automotive Holding shares are trading lower after the company announced it will pause its 2025 financial guidance.

What are the most undervalued auto stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued auto stocks right now are:

1. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is the most undervalued auto stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

General Motors Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the auto industry average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

General Motors Co's stock has gained 1.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 101 percentage points.

2. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) is the second most undervalued auto stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Blue Bird has a valuation score of 43, which is 26 points higher than the auto industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Blue Bird's stock has gained 9.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 110 percentage points.

3. Stellantis Nv (NYSE:STLA)

Stellantis Nv (NYSE:STLA) is the third most undervalued auto stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Stellantis Nv has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the auto industry average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stellantis Nv's stock has dropped -57.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 42 percentage points.

Are auto stocks a good buy now?

46.67% of auto stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect auto stocks to rise by 13.55% over the next year.

0% of auto stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.76% of auto stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.38% are rated C (Hold), 23.81% are rated D (Sell), and 19.05% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the auto manufacturers industry is 89.28x.

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