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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 141st 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	$62.33	-5.58%	-2.76%	17.81%	11.59%	3.55%	67.43%	198.73%	142.08%	575.66%	$62.90	$30.04	0.91%	107.49%	1.15	477,000	75.37%
NIU	NIU TECHNOLOGIES	$3.60	2.22%	6.98%	17.95%	1.66%	-25.81%	44.88%	-13.00%	-90.16%	N/A	$5.67	$2.22	36.51%	62.16%	1.40	304,000	-76.34%
RACE	FERRARI NV	$373.34	0.76%	2.64%	10.50%	-1.73%	-19.61%	-21.63%	43.94%	90.59%	878.13%	$519.10	$328.00	28.08%	13.82%	0.95	632,000	-16.73%
GM	GENERAL MOTORS CO	$82.43	-1.99%	-0.83%	1.71%	10.96%	37.40%	66.71%	105.52%	57.39%	172.66%	$87.62	$41.60	5.92%	98.15%	1.17	9,306,000	60.06%
LVWR	LIVEWIRE GROUP INC	$1.59	47.17%	0.43%	-10.34%	-45.71%	-36.76%	-3.70%	-67.75%	-77.52%	N/A	$9.04	$0.93	82.41%	70.97%	1.22	182,000	219.30%
HMC	HONDA MOTOR CO LTD	$30.12	0.00%	-0.73%	0.40%	-0.59%	-11.67%	8.00%	15.09%	8.85%	15.49%	$34.89	$24.56	13.67%	22.64%	0.77	697,000	-18.19%
TM	TOYOTA MOTOR CORP	$241.73	0.37%	0.40%	7.53%	19.85%	22.94%	33.89%	78.07%	64.01%	130.76%	$248.90	$155.00	2.88%	55.95%	0.80	339,000	36.69%
NIO	NIO INC	$5.19	-1.93%	3.25%	10.41%	-6.78%	-24.03%	7.84%	-45.44%	-88.88%	N/A	$8.01	$3.02	35.21%	71.85%	1.66	26,214,000	-21.91%
SEV	APTERA MOTORS CORP	$2.14	0.93%	20.67%	44.97%	-61.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.24	$1.29	80.95%	65.89%	1.75	555,000	51.64%
TSLA	TESLA INC	$417.40	-2.11%	-0.76%	-6.12%	-4.22%	16.18%	40.50%	96.78%	81.46%	3,119.95%	$498.83	$214.25	16.32%	94.82%	2.03	54,649,000	-5.12%
WKHS	WORKHORSE GROUP INC	$3.53	-0.85%	-4.63%	-29.01%	-66.40%	-79.02%	-95.01%	-99.94%	-99.99%	-99.98%	$71.55	$3.31	95.07%	6.65%	1.70	92,000	58.62%
FFAI	FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC	$0.56	-8.20%	5.32%	-50.95%	-56.36%	-77.51%	-62.95%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	$3.61	$0.44	84.46%	27.79%	1.90	21,576,000	-10.07%
XPEV	XPENG INC	$18.18	-2.31%	0.06%	-5.48%	-15.99%	-27.00%	-19.24%	106.51%	-47.93%	N/A	$28.24	$16.13	35.61%	12.71%	1.56	4,627,000	-41.11%
F	FORD MOTOR CO	$14.43	-0.14%	4.57%	7.22%	9.25%	21.71%	52.16%	19.49%	23.16%	15.56%	$14.50	$8.44	0.48%	70.95%	1.22	58,928,000	-9.15%
PSNY	POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING UK PLC	$19.70	-1.88%	9.02%	12.12%	13.04%	-41.95%	-41.95%	-87.82%	N/A	N/A	$42.60	$11.75	53.76%	67.66%	1.29	195,000	-64.86%
EMPD	EMPERY DIGITAL INC	$4.13	-3.87%	6.43%	-14.99%	-23.36%	-42.55%	-46.68%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$44.09	$3.19	90.63%	29.67%	1.13	1,583,000	78.87%
RIVN	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC	$15.25	2.36%	0.13%	-0.89%	-3.52%	18.17%	36.93%	-15.39%	N/A	N/A	$22.69	$10.36	32.79%	47.20%	1.94	19,210,000	-8.27%
LI	LI AUTO INC	$18.45	-2.98%	-2.29%	5.67%	-2.88%	-27.38%	-45.62%	-23.18%	-29.44%	N/A	$32.79	$15.71	43.73%	17.44%	1.09	1,815,000	13.79%
EVTV	ENVIROTECH VEHICLES INC	$1.82	-3.85%	1.16%	-33.08%	47.06%	-24.57%	-49.86%	-95.15%	-98.28%	N/A	$5.07	$0.33	64.10%	448.19%	0.74	864,000	31.31%
LCID	LUCID GROUP INC	$10.28	3.02%	8.62%	-0.47%	-20.85%	-49.81%	-53.04%	-87.91%	-96.56%	N/A	$33.70	$9.12	69.50%	12.72%	1.80	13,737,000	47.81%
SBLX	STABLEX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.76	-12.68%	0.00%	-16.03%	-31.73%	-61.19%	-74.46%	-97.19%	-99.74%	-99.99%	$12.32	$2.11	77.60%	30.81%	1.30	94,500	-63.79%
STLA	STELLANTIS NV	$7.71	4.41%	7.19%	-16.84%	-22.00%	-18.11%	-39.43%	-54.29%	-50.85%	20.15%	$13.14	$7.03	41.32%	9.67%	1.30	11,273,000	1.61%
VFS	VINFAST AUTO LTD	$3.30	-0.91%	0.31%	-2.39%	1.24%	-5.49%	-8.40%	-67.81%	N/A	N/A	$3.82	$2.56	13.61%	28.91%	0.14	216,000	55.40%
GP	GREENPOWER MOTOR CO INC	$1.28	-1.56%	14.55%	31.25%	27.27%	-63.35%	-79.26%	-94.96%	-99.48%	-91.00%	$35.65	$0.74	96.41%	72.97%	1.56	118,000	195.00%
DCX	DIGITAL CURRENCY X TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.08	-7.69%	-13.51%	-45.61%	-86.55%	-99.91%	-99.91%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$3.43k	$2.00	99.94%	4.00%	0.29	3,900	-72.92%
LOT	LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.14	0.88%	5.50%	-17.27%	-14.18%	-45.88%	-51.68%	-88.81%	N/A	N/A	$2.75	$1.06	58.55%	7.55%	0.33	18,600	4.49%
GGR	GOGORO INC	$3.29	0.30%	12.63%	2.17%	-16.67%	-56.00%	-61.54%	-95.91%	-98.45%	N/A	$8.77	$2.72	62.48%	20.96%	0.90	21,000	180.00%
SSM	SONO GROUP NV	$7.05	2.70%	-0.14%	1.69%	20.67%	38.43%	2.70%	-82.45%	N/A	N/A	$27.73	$1.61	74.58%	337.89%	-0.04	1,400	211.11%
FLYE	FLY-E GROUP INC	$2.18	-2.75%	-12.40%	-66.13%	-52.78%	-86.19%	-95.21%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$161.80	$2.02	98.65%	7.92%	1.48	7,900	-67.08%
AIIO	ROBOAI INC	$0.13	-6.02%	5.04%	-51.74%	-83.77%	-90.23%	-79.41%	-98.88%	-98.75%	N/A	$3.48	$0.11	96.18%	23.15%	0.52	17,302,000	808.24%
LOBO	LOBO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$0.58	-2.25%	6.19%	-5.35%	4.62%	7.40%	-60.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.41	$0.35	75.98%	64.02%	-0.04	9,600	-26.15%
CENN	CENNTRO INC	$0.12	0.00%	-0.85%	-27.33%	-29.52%	-77.84%	-85.00%	-97.80%	-99.92%	-99.99%	$1.11	$0.11	89.46%	3.54%	1.56	737,000	-18.20%

Auto Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto stocks to buy right now in Feb 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 21 points higher than the auto industry average of 25.

BLBD passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Blue Bird has seen its stock return 67.43% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 129 percentage points.

Blue Bird has an average 1 year price target of $67.20, an upside of 7.81% from Blue Bird's current stock price of $62.33.

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.

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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -3 points lower than the auto industry average of 25.

NIU passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Niu Technologies has seen its stock return 44.88% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 107 percentage points.

3. Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE)

Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) 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 Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 2 points higher than the auto industry average of 25.

RACE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ferrari Nv has seen its stock lose -21.63% over the past year, overperforming other auto stocks by 40 percentage points.

Ferrari Nv has an average 1 year price target of $495.00, an upside of 32.59% from Ferrari Nv's current stock price of $373.34.

Ferrari Nv stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ferrari Nv, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 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 3.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto industry average of 1.91%. 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 0.69%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the auto industry average of 1.91%. 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 up?

Auto stocks were up 1.02% in the last day, and up 1.11% 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 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 52 points higher than the auto industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

General Motors Co's stock has gained 66.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 129 percentage points.

2. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) is the second 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.

Blue Bird has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the auto industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Blue Bird's stock has gained 67.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 129 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Honda Motor Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the auto industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Honda Motor Co's stock has gained 8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto industry by 70 percentage points.

Are auto stocks a good buy now?

50% of auto stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto stocks to rise by 15.49% 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), 17.39% are rated D (Sell), and 26.09% 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 244.94x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalAuto Manufacturers
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.

Auto Stocks FAQ

1. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

2. Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU)

3. Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE)

1. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

1. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

2. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

3. Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalAuto ManufacturersBest 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. Ferrari Nv (NYSE:RACE)

1. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)

2. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

1. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM)

2. Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD)

3. Honda Motor Co (NYSE:HMC)

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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.