Carvana Co. (CVNA) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

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Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 46.20x compared to its average ratio. CVNA has 36-month beta value of 3.35. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for CVNA is 100.04M, and currently, short sellers hold a 22.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CVNA on June 24, 2024 was 4.29M shares.

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CVNA) stock’s latest price update

The stock of Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) has increased by 1.52 when compared to last closing price of 112.99. Despite this, the company has experienced a 11.30% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investorplace.com reported 2024-06-23 that The technology sector is driving the stock market higher in 2024. Stocks like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ) and Microstrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR ) are helping the sector to outpace the gains of the market as a whole by better than two-to-one.

CVNA’s Market Performance

Carvana Co. (CVNA) has seen a 11.30% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -0.87% decline in the past month and a 33.48% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.76% for CVNA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.17% for CVNA’s stock, with a 81.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CVNA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CVNA stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for CVNA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CVNA in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $130 based on the research report published on May 02, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CVNA reach a price target of $85, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for CVNA stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 12th, 2024.

RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to CVNA, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on March 08th of the current year.

CVNA Trading at 13.83% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CVNA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.08% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 5.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.87%, as shares surge +4.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +42.73% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CVNA rose by +11.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +127.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $106.29. In addition, Carvana Co. saw 116.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CVNA starting from GARCIA ERNEST C. II, who sale 60,000 shares at the price of $108.86 back on Jun 20 ’24. After this action, GARCIA ERNEST C. II now owns 1,057,500 shares of Carvana Co., valued at $6,531,506 using the latest closing price.

GARCIA ERNEST C. II, the 10% Owner of Carvana Co., sale 60,000 shares at $110.28 during a trade that took place back on Jun 18 ’24, which means that GARCIA ERNEST C. II is holding 1,117,500 shares at $6,616,738 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CVNA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.02 for the present operating margin
  • 0.17 for the gross margin

The net margin for Carvana Co. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value -78.96, with 8.16 for asset returns.

Based on Carvana Co. (CVNA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.95 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 20.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.3.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 281.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 17.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.54.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Carvana Co. (CVNA) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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