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After finishing at $186.50 in the prior trading day, Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) closed at $166.52, down -10.71%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.39 million shares were traded. CVNA stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.455 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $165.56.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CVNA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.93. 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, 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:
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 Mar 14 ’25 when HUSTON BENJAMIN E. sold 50,000 shares for $178.49 per share. The transaction valued at 8,924,642 led to the insider holds 196,278 shares of the business.
BHJC Trust bought 50,000 shares of CVNA for $8,333,500 on Mar 14 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, JENKINS MARK W., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $224.82 each. As a result, the insider received 2,248,152 and left with 218,991 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 19474014208 and an Enterprise Value of 26369486848. As of this moment, Carvana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 105.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 34.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.929 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.363.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CVNA is 3.68, which has changed by 0.9268688 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 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 -26.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.85%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5397890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 133.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.32M. Insiders hold about 9.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.12% stake in the company. Shares short for CVNA as of 1740700800 were 9255546 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1738281600 on 10917535. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9255546 and a Short% of Float of 8.0699995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
