Financial Analysis: Carvana Co (CVNA)’s Ratios Unveil Key Insights

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As of close of business last night, Carvana Co’s stock clocked out at $213.81, up 4.44% from its previous closing price of $204.73. In other words, the price has increased by $4.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.2 million shares were traded. CVNA stock price reached its highest trading level at $220.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $209.2.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of CVNA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 55.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.44 and its Current Ratio is at 3.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.50.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on March 25, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $280 from $260 previously.

On March 20, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $225.

Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 08, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $195 to $277.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 07 ’25 when HUSTON BENJAMIN E. sold 50,000 shares for $150.90 per share. The transaction valued at 7,544,779 led to the insider holds 123,803 shares of the business.

BHJC Trust bought 50,000 shares of CVNA for $8,128,500 on Apr 07 ’25. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, JENKINS MARK W., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 43,433 shares for $209.27 each. As a result, the insider received 9,089,349 and left with 214,678 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CVNA now has a Market Capitalization of 25004437504 and an Enterprise Value of 32708562944. As of this moment, Carvana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 135.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 22.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.392 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.258.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CVNA is 3.61, which has changed by 2.091527 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CVNA has reached a high of $292.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $67.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.24%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that CVNA traded 4.70M shares on average per day over the past three months and 7285590 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 133.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.69M. Insiders hold about 9.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.97% stake in the company. Shares short for CVNA as of 1743379200 were 7985745 with a Short Ratio of 1.70, compared to 1740700800 on 9255546. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7985745 and a Short% of Float of 6.83.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

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