$21.94
2.91% today
NYSE, Feb 28, 08:43 pm CET
ISIN
US48238T1097
Symbol
KAR

KAR Auction Services, Inc. Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

KAR Auction Services, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
50%
Hold
50%

KAR Auction Services, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $23.00
Price $21.32
Potential
Number of Estimates 7
7 Analysts have issued a price target KAR Auction Services, Inc. 2026 . The average KAR Auction Services, Inc. target price is $23.00. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 8 analysts: 4 Analysts recommend KAR Auction Services, Inc. to buy, 4 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the KAR Auction Services, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the KAR Auction Services, Inc. stock at Buy or hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 & 2027

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 1.79 1.79
5.47% 0.14%
EBITDA Margin 21.33% 16.94%
1.69% 20.58%
Net Margin 2.69% 2.60%
123.44% 3.29%

8 Analysts have issued a sales forecast KAR Auction Services, Inc. 2025 . The average KAR Auction Services, Inc. sales estimate is

$1.8b
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. This is
2.26% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$1.9b 8.48%
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, the lowest is
$1.7b 1.75%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $1.8b 5.47%
2025
$1.8b 0.14%
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2026
$1.9b 7.61%
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7 Analysts have issued an KAR Auction Services, Inc. EBITDA forecast 2025. The average KAR Auction Services, Inc. EBITDA estimate is

$303m
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. This is
18.61% lower
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$320m 14.10%
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, the lowest is
$298m 20.13%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $382m 7.25%
2025
$303m 20.46%
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2026
$334m 10.23%
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EBITDA Margin

2024 21.33% 1.69%
2025
16.94% 20.58%
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2026
17.35% 2.42%
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3 KAR Auction Services, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average KAR Auction Services, Inc. net profit estimate is

$46.7m
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. This is
5.07% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$49.2m 0.00%
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, the lowest is
$44.9m 8.69%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $48.1m 124.73%
2025
$46.7m 2.96%
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2026
$87.4m 87.31%
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Net Margin

2024 2.69% 123.44%
2025
2.60% 3.29%
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2026
4.53% 74.23%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 & 2027

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 0.45 0.44
124.73% 2.22%
P/E 48.82
EV/Sales 2.60

3 Analysts have issued a KAR Auction Services, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average KAR Auction Services, Inc. <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$0.44
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. This is
4.35% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$0.46 0.00%
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, the lowest is
$0.42 8.70%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $0.45 124.73%
2025
$0.44 2.22%
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2026
$0.82 86.36%
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P/E ratio

Current 46.74 666.55%
2025
48.82 4.45%
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2026
26.06 46.62%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the KAR Auction Services, Inc. stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.66 5.56%
2025
2.60 2.37%
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2026
2.41 7.07%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.30 31.57%
2025
1.27 2.21%
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2026
1.18 7.07%
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Current KAR Auction Services, Inc. Upgrades & Downgrades Beta

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Barrington Research Locked ➜ Locked Locked Feb 21 2025
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