Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.47 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Carvana in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.37. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

CVNA has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised Carvana to a “sector perform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $166.00 to $170.00 in a report on Monday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of Carvana in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Carvana from $110.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Carvana from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $77.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Wedbush raised shares of Carvana to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Monday, August 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Carvana has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $151.00.

Carvana Price Performance

Shares of Carvana stock opened at $141.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $29.36 billion, a PE ratio of 62.24 and a beta of 3.43. Carvana has a twelve month low of $25.09 and a twelve month high of $159.85. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.20. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $139.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.17.

Institutional Trading of Carvana

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Carvana by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,023,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $530,648,000 after buying an additional 655,603 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Carvana by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 831,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,040,000 after acquiring an additional 53,318 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Carvana by 38.6% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 43,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,318,000 after acquiring an additional 12,193 shares during the last quarter. Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV boosted its position in shares of Carvana by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV now owns 500,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,470,000 after purchasing an additional 75,000 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Carvana in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,783,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Carvana

In related news, major shareholder Ernest C. Garcia II sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.79, for a total value of $6,287,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 1,177,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,390,225. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other Carvana news, Director Ira J. Platt sold 664 shares of Carvana stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $99,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 30,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,534,050. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Ernest C. Garcia II sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.79, for a total transaction of $6,287,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,177,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $123,390,225. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 2,561,866 shares of company stock worth $346,609,884 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Carvana Company Profile

Carvana Co, together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices.