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The price of Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) closed at $214.04 in the last session, up 9.66% from day before closing price of $195.19. In other words, the price has increased by $9.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.47 million shares were traded. CVNA stock price reached its highest trading level at $214.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $199.01.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CVNA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 83.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.12 and its Current Ratio is at 3.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 10.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 9.59.
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, Citigroup on January 08, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $277 from $195 previously.
On January 07, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $270 to $280.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on November 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $110 to $260.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’25 when JENKINS MARK W. sold 10,000 shares for $200.75 per share. The transaction valued at 2,007,503 led to the insider holds 189,097 shares of the business.
MARK JENKINS bought 10,000 shares of CVNA for $2,033,600 on Jan 02 ’25. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, KEETON RYAN S., who serves as the Chief Brand Officer of the company, sold 24,845 shares for $247.90 each. As a result, the insider received 6,158,992 and left with 151,029 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 25031335936 and an Enterprise Value of 32056344576. As of this moment, Carvana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25480.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 77.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 44.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.554 whereas that against EBITDA is 31.802.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CVNA is 3.37, which has changed by 3.5562558 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22212577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CVNA has reached a high of $268.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 35.19%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CVNA traded on average about 3.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5853590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 126.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.66M. Insiders hold about 10.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.83% stake in the company. Shares short for CVNA as of 1735603200 were 13399682 with a Short Ratio of 4.05, compared to 1732838400 on 13499907. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13399682 and a Short% of Float of 12.2700006.
