Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Carvana Q1 Earnings

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Carvana in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Carvana in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America lifted their price target on Carvana from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Morgan Stanley raised Carvana from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $110.00 to $260.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Carvana from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on Carvana from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $241.94.

Carvana Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE CVNA opened at $193.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $40.16 billion, a PE ratio of 19,359.36 and a beta of 3.38. The business has a fifty day moving average of $234.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $182.79. Carvana has a 52-week low of $40.21 and a 52-week high of $268.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.99, a quick ratio of 2.12 and a current ratio of 3.25.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Carvana news, major shareholder Ernest C. Garcia II sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.47, for a total transaction of $19,047,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 38,258,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,287,026,211.57. The trade was a 0.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.75, for a total value of $2,007,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 189,097 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,961,222.75. This trade represents a 5.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 951,908 shares of company stock worth $199,569,285. Corporate insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carvana

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Carvana by 5.7% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 4,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $641,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Carvana by 45.4% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 27,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,490,000 after purchasing an additional 8,467 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in Carvana by 738.7% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares during the last quarter. ClariVest Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Carvana during the second quarter worth $1,189,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Carvana by 2.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 9,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,205,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 56.71% of the company’s stock.

About Carvana

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.