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Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) closed the day trading at $80.07 down -1.42% from the previous closing price of $81.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.96 million shares were traded. KMX stock price reached its highest trading level at $81.325 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $79.5.
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 15.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.23. 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 3.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.00.
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 this company, Stephens on December 05, 2024, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $86.
On March 20, 2024, Needham Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $99.
On March 19, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $80.Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating on March 19, 2024, with a $80 target price.
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 02 ’25 when Lyski James sold 57,986 shares for $81.35 per share. The transaction valued at 4,717,161 led to the insider holds 22,803 shares of the business.
Lyski James bought 57,986 shares of KMX for $4,717,412 on Jan 02 ’25. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, Daniels Jon G, who serves as the SVP, CAF of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $85.30 each. As a result, the insider received 853,000 and left with 995 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, KMX now has a Market Capitalization of 12323414016 and an Enterprise Value of 31532607488. As of this moment, Carmax’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.139 whereas that against EBITDA is 34.017.
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 -0.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.06%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KMX traded about 1.85M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KMX traded about 2087380 shares per day. A total of 154.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.22M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.89% stake in the company. Shares short for KMX as of 1732838400 were 15049653 with a Short Ratio of 7.17, compared to 1730332800 on 15493499. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15049653 and a Short% of Float of 11.04.
