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Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) closed the day trading at $72.77 down -1.66% from the previous closing price of $74.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.48 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KMX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 2.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.03.
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, Evercore ISI on February 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $110 from $90 previously.
On December 05, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $86.
Needham Upgraded its Hold to Buy on March 20, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $99.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 28 ’25 when Tuite Tyler sold 4,869 shares for $84.58 per share. The transaction valued at 411,820 led to the insider holds 227 shares of the business.
Tuite Tyler bought 4,869 shares of KMX for $411,809 on Jan 28 ’25. On Jan 15 ’25, another insider, Mayor-Mora Enrique N, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $81.43 each. As a result, the insider received 407,150 and left with 20,260 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Carmax’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.59. 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 1.80.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KMX has reached a high of $91.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.37%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 153.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.09M. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.24% stake in the company.
