William Blair Predicts Carvana’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CVNA)

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Carvana in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will earn $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.

CVNA has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup upgraded Carvana from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $195.00 to $277.00 in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Carvana from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Carvana in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Carvana from $151.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of Carvana from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $241.94.

Carvana Price Performance

Shares of CVNA opened at $197.00 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $235.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.69. The company has a market cap of $40.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 19,719.72 and a beta of 3.38. The company has a quick ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.99. Carvana has a fifty-two week low of $40.21 and a fifty-two week high of $268.34.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 EPS.

Insider Activity at Carvana

In related news, major shareholder Ernest C. Garcia II sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.55, for a total value of $19,255,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 38,258,131 shares in the company, valued at $7,366,603,124.05. This trade represents a 0.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Paul W. Breaux sold 14,548 shares of Carvana stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.00, for a total value of $2,880,504.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 119,494 shares in the company, valued at $23,659,812. This represents a 10.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,051,908 shares of company stock worth $218,824,285 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carvana

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CVNA. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Carvana during the third quarter worth $32,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in Carvana in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in Carvana during the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Carvana by 363.0% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Carvana in the second quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.71% 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.