Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) Raised by Analyst

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Carvana in a report released on Wednesday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.37 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is ($0.71) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Carvana from $110.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Carvana from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Wedbush upgraded Carvana to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Carvana from $75.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Carvana from $105.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $148.40.

Carvana Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CVNA opened at $154.12 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.11, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.20. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $129.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.23. The company has a market cap of $31.22 billion, a PE ratio of 67.60 and a beta of 3.37. Carvana has a 12-month low of $25.09 and a 12-month high of $156.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Carvana

In other Carvana news, insider Thomas Taira sold 68,556 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.74, for a total transaction of $7,043,443.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 186,397 shares in the company, valued at $19,150,427.78. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Thomas Taira sold 68,556 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.74, for a total value of $7,043,443.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 186,397 shares in the company, valued at $19,150,427.78. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ira J. Platt sold 664 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director now owns 30,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,534,050. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,456,236 shares of company stock worth $305,616,285 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Carvana by 19.5% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 883 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Carvana by 1.8% during the second quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 10,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,333,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Carvana by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 692 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Carvana in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 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.