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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 +28.50% 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 143rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
HMC
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
$44.40B-1.40%-0.50%-0.32%-0.20%1.761.2917.20%-0.80%-0.34%
GM
GENERAL MOTORS CO
$65.03B6.20%1.40%2.75%1.70%3.581.097.00%2.10%2.69%
BLBD
BLUE BIRD CORP
$1.82B76.20%36.10%38.77%134.50%0.781.6420.60%17.50%20.51%
NIO
NIO INC
$8.56B-76.80%-3.80%-6.33%-6.40%30.011.0217.40%-4.20%-2.70%
TM
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
$232.73B11.70%4.40%8.72%5.80%1.731.1716.80%8.60%11.64%
F
FORD MOTOR CO
$48.45B-18.90%-2.60%-6.06%-3.40%6.991.092.20%-3.90%-5.72%
RACE
FERRARI NV
$70.41B42.50%16.50%N/A24.40%1.79N/A51.60%22.30%29.45%
LVWR
LIVEWIRE GROUP INC
$334.82M-198.20%-61.00%-70.55%-77.10%8.894.16-10.90%-234.50%-224.91%
FFAI
FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC
$2.56MN/A-126.80%-240.94%-184.60%-10.200.38-4,750.50%-23,526.40%-22,897.09%
GP
GREENPOWER MOTOR CO INC
$2.14MN/A-11.90%-9.72%-4.00%8.861.4958.90%-24.30%-8.70%
TSLA
TESLA INC
$1.48T4.60%2.70%4.86%5.50%0.701.9418.90%3.70%5.30%
RIVN
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC
$18.00B-67.60%-21.80%-25.76%-23.30%1.962.107.50%-55.00%-50.45%
AIIO
ROBOAI INC
$13.72M-771.30%-146.00%-108.40%290.10%0.330.612.70%-214.70%-196.99%
EMPD
EMPERY DIGITAL INC
$80.68M-110.40%-86.30%-161.33%-80.50%0.580.47109.80%171,922.00%172,031.34%
NIU
NIU TECHNOLOGIES
$155.71M-23.60%-6.20%-27.64%-71.60%3.851.0318.30%-4.30%-4.49%
VFS
VINFAST AUTO LTD
$6.71BN/A-60.10%-888.52%-80.40%-1.490.48-53.80%-113.40%-90.00%
FABC
FABRICAI INC
$15.20M-460.50%-130.10%-47.29%-234.90%1.9218.63N/AN/AN/A
STLA
STELLANTIS NV
$16.31B-29.00%-9.40%-17.60%-24.10%2.481.040.70%-12.10%-13.81%
WKHS
WORKHORSE GROUP INC
$28.96M-253.40%-61.40%-85.04%-59.90%14.341.28-55.30%-301.50%-245.72%
PSNY
POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING UK PLC
$348.36MN/A-56.10%45.43%-87.20%-1.740.32-16.50%-67.00%-51.96%
LI
LI AUTO INC
$12.01B-6.60%-3.10%-5.93%-9.00%1.141.8113.60%-4.40%-4.88%
SEV
APTERA MOTORS CORP
$41.41M-165.40%-123.20%-166.08%-266.70%0.331.68N/AN/AN/A
XPEV
XPENG INC
$9.48B-10.80%-3.10%-5.52%-4.60%2.761.1120.70%-4.10%-3.39%
LCID
LUCID GROUP INC
$1.29B-1,661.90%-56.90%-70.23%-49.60%-5.531.14-96.60%-297.60%-238.81%
DCX
DIGITAL CURRENCY X TECHNOLOGY INC
$2.79M802.20%27.10%43.38%109.00%0.0013,551.44-1,195.50%-16,025.70%-15,700.33%
LOT
LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC
$322.80MN/A-14.50%33.21%-25.20%-2.440.329.40%-53.10%-35.90%
SSM
SONO GROUP NV
$1.71MN/A-337.00%474.02%-1,175.20%-2.780.0325.00%26,635.90%25,515.70%
FLYE
FLY-E GROUP INC
$3.48M-66.60%-36.90%-50.91%-27.90%0.942.0216.40%-67.90%-56.23%
GGR
GOGORO INC
$42.84M-40.70%-7.70%-10.28%-5.10%4.120.6933.50%-13.40%-10.97%
LOBO
LOBO TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$6.69M-47.40%-18.40%-45.41%-31.40%1.701.3912.00%-15.30%-14.49%
CENN
CENNTRO INC
$6.21M-153.20%-87.50%-165.66%-128.70%1.021.65-11.60%-423.90%-422.40%
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Auto Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC)


Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC) is the #1 top auto stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -14 points lower than the auto industry average of 23. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HMC as a "B".

HMC passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Honda Motor Co has seen its stock return 9.49% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 104 percentage points.

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)


General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is the #2 top auto stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 12 points higher than the auto industry average of 23.

GM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. General Motors Co has seen its stock return 32.91% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 127 percentage points.

General Motors Co has an average 1 year price target of $107.00, an upside of 38.8% from General Motors Co's current stock price of $77.09.

General Motors Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering General Motors Co, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 6.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)


Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) is the #3 top auto stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 39 points higher than the auto industry average of 23.

BLBD passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Blue Bird has seen its stock return 3.74% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 98 percentage points.

Blue Bird has an average 1 year price target of $90.20, an upside of 57.23% from Blue Bird's current stock price of $57.37.

Blue Bird stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Blue Bird, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% 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 3 auto stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 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 4.94%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto industry average of 2.3%. 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 -32.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE)


Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) has an annual dividend yield of 1.06%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 2.3%. 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 40.5% indicates that its 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 0.9%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 2.3%. 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 14.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto stocks up?

Auto stocks were up 1.01% in the last day, and up 0.22% over the last week.

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

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 B. 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 32.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 127 percentage points.

2. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)


Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) is the second 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.

Blue Bird 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.

Blue Bird's stock has gained 3.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 98 percentage points.

3. Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC)


Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC) 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.

Honda Motor Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the auto industry average of 17. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Honda Motor Co's stock has gained 9.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 104 percentage points.

Are auto stocks a good buy now?

35.71% of auto stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto stocks to rise by 18.89% over the next year.

0% of auto stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.17% of auto stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.83% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 37.5% 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 233.62x.
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