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Best Auto Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top auto stocks in 2026 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 139th 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	$59.13	-4.78%	-7.07%	9.81%	20.60%	6.95%	77.83%	213.69%	125.09%	446.99%	$65.47	$32.90	9.68%	79.73%	1.16	419,000	40.13%
NIU	NIU TECHNOLOGIES	$3.11	2.30%	10.28%	-2.20%	-0.96%	-28.83%	7.99%	-17.72%	-90.87%	N/A	$5.67	$2.71	45.15%	14.97%	1.36	260,000	-18.24%
GM	GENERAL MOTORS CO	$78.05	0.35%	1.72%	6.99%	-3.43%	36.12%	76.50%	122.11%	32.94%	149.28%	$87.62	$43.77	10.92%	78.34%	1.18	5,586,000	-13.45%
NIO	NIO INC	$6.87	6.84%	13.18%	13.93%	45.86%	0.59%	95.17%	-30.11%	-80.96%	N/A	$8.01	$3.34	14.23%	105.69%	1.64	39,595,000	0.85%
RACE	FERRARI NV	$356.52	-0.15%	1.22%	6.63%	3.27%	-9.16%	-17.62%	26.86%	68.17%	711.75%	$519.10	$312.51	31.32%	14.08%	0.95	502,000	23.95%
TM	TOYOTA MOTOR CORP	$212.86	-0.15%	0.81%	-0.17%	-8.02%	8.93%	21.56%	54.53%	35.09%	105.94%	$248.90	$167.20	14.48%	27.31%	0.82	214,000	-17.69%
AIIO	ROBOAI INC	$0.71	14.35%	-9.10%	-71.59%	-86.26%	-97.37%	-91.29%	-99.68%	-99.65%	N/A	$69.60	$0.56	98.98%	27.52%	0.57	398,000	-84.27%
LVWR	LIVEWIRE GROUP INC	$1.87	3.89%	10.65%	13.33%	-31.50%	-60.96%	-7.88%	-71.75%	-81.19%	N/A	$9.04	$0.93	79.31%	101.08%	1.25	135,000	53.41%
EVTV	ENVIROTECH VEHICLES INC	$1.87	2.19%	-5.56%	43.85%	-47.32%	37.50%	-22.37%	-93.00%	-97.47%	N/A	$5.07	$0.33	63.12%	463.25%	0.72	377,000	-54.90%
WKHS	WORKHORSE GROUP INC	$2.75	-3.17%	12.70%	-18.64%	-46.91%	-77.96%	-82.51%	-99.92%	-99.99%	-99.99%	$67.32	$2.36	95.92%	16.53%	1.69	90,000	-29.69%
XPEV	XPENG INC	$18.25	3.34%	5.55%	-9.16%	-11.62%	-14.60%	-2.46%	59.67%	-40.98%	N/A	$28.24	$15.38	35.36%	18.66%	1.55	6,305,000	-5.39%
TSLA	TESLA INC	$388.90	-0.78%	12.52%	-1.68%	-11.11%	-9.29%	61.00%	107.92%	57.71%	2,197.78%	$498.83	$222.79	22.04%	74.56%	2.00	63,153,000	-44.19%
STLA	STELLANTIS NV	$8.15	-1.81%	2.77%	24.05%	-15.10%	-20.33%	-11.70%	-56.35%	-55.59%	5.03%	$12.22	$6.28	33.31%	29.78%	1.30	15,258,000	-33.45%
F	FORD MOTOR CO	$12.44	-2.12%	1.63%	6.23%	-8.53%	5.96%	32.34%	-1.89%	1.72%	-6.11%	$14.80	$9.35	15.92%	33.05%	1.23	30,336,000	-9.38%
PSNY	POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING UK PLC	$20.50	-2.57%	-1.16%	20.38%	-7.82%	-25.13%	-30.12%	-82.48%	-93.19%	N/A	$42.60	$11.75	51.88%	74.47%	1.29	135,000	16.38%
HMC	HONDA MOTOR CO LTD	$24.36	0.41%	-0.04%	-5.21%	-21.04%	-20.39%	-14.41%	-7.73%	-20.57%	-12.63%	$34.89	$23.25	30.18%	4.80%	0.79	2,241,000	42.47%
SEV	APTERA MOTORS CORP	$3.21	-1.83%	15.47%	24.90%	-27.38%	-45.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.24	$1.29	71.43%	148.84%	1.27	276,000	-37.84%
LI	LI AUTO INC	$18.52	1.98%	1.26%	1.54%	14.39%	-17.94%	-18.52%	-29.12%	-3.94%	N/A	$32.03	$15.71	42.17%	17.89%	1.07	2,925,000	-23.07%
EMPD	EMPERY DIGITAL INC	$5.04	3.07%	6.78%	6.33%	4.13%	-26.53%	-25.80%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$44.09	$3.19	88.57%	58.24%	1.16	526,000	-29.21%
RIVN	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC	$16.89	2.93%	10.83%	10.18%	1.32%	30.83%	47.00%	23.02%	N/A	N/A	$22.69	$10.85	25.56%	55.67%	1.94	28,489,000	34.12%
SBLX	STABLEX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.74	4.98%	34.98%	1.48%	-13.84%	-47.71%	-66.68%	-96.42%	-99.56%	-99.99%	$10.72	$1.64	74.44%	67.07%	1.32	36,000	-17.62%
LCID	LUCID GROUP INC	$7.70	-6.21%	-12.20%	-22.14%	-23.91%	-62.49%	-66.67%	-90.31%	-96.06%	N/A	$33.70	$7.39	77.15%	4.27%	1.79	37,011,000	18.46%
VFS	VINFAST AUTO LTD	$4.22	-1.17%	3.94%	39.74%	23.03%	28.27%	34.39%	-58.79%	N/A	N/A	$4.88	$2.78	13.52%	51.80%	0.15	1,125,000	63.76%
SSM	SONO GROUP NV	$6.51	8.50%	-2.11%	-9.96%	-3.56%	-30.00%	30.46%	-70.17%	N/A	N/A	$27.73	$4.00	76.52%	62.75%	-0.01	2,000	-28.57%
GP	GREENPOWER MOTOR CO INC	$0.96	0.84%	-0.21%	-12.91%	-11.30%	-68.79%	-77.77%	-96.76%	-99.47%	-93.48%	$35.65	$0.74	97.31%	29.46%	1.55	26,500	3.52%
LOBO	LOBO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$0.56	-7.33%	11.42%	4.91%	-5.92%	-50.80%	-10.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.41	$0.35	76.93%	57.51%	0.07	93,000	96.62%
DCX	DIGITAL CURRENCY X TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.89	-5.50%	-4.06%	10.53%	-63.37%	-98.59%	-99.92%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$3.43k	$1.43	99.94%	32.17%	0.32	10,400	-22.39%
CENN	CENNTRO INC	$3.84	-4.48%	-24.88%	-42.96%	-59.62%	-69.26%	-91.45%	-98.46%	-99.91%	-99.51%	$66.00	$3.65	94.18%	5.21%	1.57	45,000	-44.44%
LOT	LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.38	-4.17%	-5.48%	25.45%	-5.48%	-28.31%	7.81%	-86.60%	-86.34%	N/A	$2.75	$1.00	49.82%	38.00%	0.35	96,000	-8.57%
FFAI	FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC	$0.30	-0.99%	17.12%	-15.69%	-71.60%	-78.65%	-65.20%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	$3.61	$0.21	91.66%	46.12%	1.90	21,515,000	-5.82%
FLYE	FLY-E GROUP INC	$2.20	-0.90%	-3.51%	12.24%	-69.90%	-78.94%	-94.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$161.80	$1.68	98.64%	30.95%	1.56	15,300	11.68%
GGR	GOGORO INC	$4.01	-3.03%	-5.54%	9.73%	18.00%	-13.31%	-44.61%	-94.09%	-97.96%	N/A	$8.30	$2.72	51.75%	47.24%	0.91	8,300	80.43%

Auto Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto stocks to buy right now in Apr 2026?

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 32 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 30 points higher than the auto industry average of 23.

BLBD passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Blue Bird has seen its stock return 77.83% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 141 percentage points.

Blue Bird has an average 1 year price target of $68.00, an upside of 15% from Blue Bird's current stock price of $59.13.

Blue Bird stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Blue Bird, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% 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 32 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: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 8 points higher than the auto industry average of 23.

NIU passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Niu Technologies has seen its stock return 7.99% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 72 percentage points.

Niu Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $3.50, an upside of 12.54% from Niu Technologies's current stock price of $3.11.

Niu Technologies stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Niu Technologies, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is the #3 top auto stock out of 32 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 General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the auto industry average of 23.

GM passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. General Motors Co has seen its stock return 76.5% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 140 percentage points.

General Motors Co has an average 1 year price target of $94.37, an upside of 20.91% from General Motors Co's current stock price of $78.05.

General Motors Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering General Motors Co, 57.89% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.32% have issued a Buy, 10.53% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 5.26% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the auto stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 2 auto stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 auto stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) has an annual dividend yield of 3.62%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto industry average of 2.21%. 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 not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ford Motor Co's dividend payout ratio of -36.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.81%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 2.21%. 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 17.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto stocks down?

Auto stocks were down -0.45% in the last day, and up 4.02% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why auto stocks are down.

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. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) 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.

Blue Bird has a valuation score of 57, which is 43 points higher than the auto industry average of 14. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Blue Bird's stock has gained 77.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 141 percentage points.

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) 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.

General Motors Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 57 points higher than the auto industry average of 14. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

General Motors Co's stock has gained 76.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 140 percentage points.

3. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) is the third most undervalued auto stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ford Motor Co has a valuation score of 14, which is 0 points higher than the auto industry average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ford Motor Co's stock has gained 32.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 96 percentage points.

Are auto stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of auto stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect auto stocks to rise by 15.89% over the next year.

0% of auto stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.35% of auto stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.17% are rated C (Hold), 30.43% are rated D (Sell), and 13.04% 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 235.22x.

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Best Auto Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top auto stocks in 2026 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.

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1. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

2. Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU)

3. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

1. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

1. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

3. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

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1. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

2. Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU)

3. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

1. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

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Best Auto Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top auto stocks in 2026 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.