Carvana Co. Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.47 Per Share (NYSE:CVNA)

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Carvana in a research report issued to clients and 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Carvana to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $166.00 to $170.00 in a report on Monday, August 19th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Carvana in a research note on Monday. Robert W. Baird started coverage on Carvana in a report on Thursday, August 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $160.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush raised Carvana to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a report on Monday, August 19th. Finally, BTIG Research raised their target price on Carvana from $155.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $148.40.

Carvana Trading Up 2.3 %

Carvana stock opened at $133.68 on Thursday. Carvana has a 12 month low of $25.09 and a 12 month high of $159.85. The stock has a market cap of $27.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.63 and a beta of 3.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $139.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $111.46. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carvana

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Carvana by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,023,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $530,648,000 after buying an additional 655,603 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Carvana by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 831,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,040,000 after acquiring an additional 53,318 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Carvana by 38.6% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 43,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,318,000 after acquiring an additional 12,193 shares in the last quarter. Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren TGV boosted its stake in Carvana by 17.6% in 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 bought a new position in Carvana during the 1st quarter worth about $1,783,000. Institutional investors own 56.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Carvana

In other Carvana news, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 55,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.08, for a total transaction of $6,824,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 186,580 shares in the company, valued at $23,150,846.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 55,000 shares of Carvana stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.08, for a total transaction of $6,824,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 186,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,150,846.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.14, for a total transaction of $730,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 180,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,394,199.26. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 2,690,422 shares of company stock worth $359,827,927 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 17.12% 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.