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The closing price of Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) was $72.27 for the day, down -1.12% from the previous closing price of $73.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.14 million shares were traded. KMX stock price reached its highest trading level at $73.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.06.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KMX’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 2.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.04.
On March 19, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $80.
Wedbush Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on September 25, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $85 to $90.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 29 ’24 when Livesay Jill A sold 12,000 shares for $83.52 per share. The transaction valued at 1,002,240 led to the insider holds 9,448 shares of the business.
Shamim Mohammad sold 25,000 shares of KMX for $2,056,500 on Jul 26 ’24. The EVP and CITO now owns 11,738 shares after completing the transaction at $82.26 per share. On Jul 26 ’24, another insider, Shamim Mohammad, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $82.26 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KMX now has a Market Capitalization of 11196356608 and an Enterprise Value of 30115049472. As of this moment, Carmax’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.088 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.488.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMX is 1.68, which has changed by 0.031838894 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.3069358 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMX has reached a high of $88.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.47%.
Shares Statistics:
KMX traded an average of 1.83M shares per day over the past three months and 2725020 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 157.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.23M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.70% stake in the company. Shares short for KMX as of 1726185600 were 15891652 with a Short Ratio of 8.71, compared to 1723680000 on 17217872. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15891652 and a Short% of Float of 11.62.
