In the past week, KMX stock has gone down by -4.35%, with a monthly decline of -2.36% and a quarterly surge of 7.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.89%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.52% for Carmax Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.84% for KMX stock, with a simple moving average of 5.55% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) Right Now?
Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 27.60x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.71. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for KMX is 154.22M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.61% of that float. On January 03, 2025, the average trading volume of KMX was 1.86M shares.
KMX) stock’s latest price update
Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX)’s stock price has decreased by -0.66 compared to its previous closing price of 81.76. However, the company has seen a -4.35% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketbeat.com reported 2024-12-31 that When it comes to used cars in the United States, CarMax Inc. NYSE: KMX stands out as the largest used car dealership. The auto/tires/trucks sector giant operates more than 245 physical dealerships in the country, and it popularized the concept of a “no-haggle” pricing policy for buying used cars.
Analysts’ Opinion of KMX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KMX stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for KMX by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for KMX in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $86 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KMX reach a price target of $99. The rating they have provided for KMX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 20th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to KMX, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on March 19th of the previous year.
KMX Trading at 1.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KMX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.89%, as shares sank -3.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KMX fell by -4.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.74% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $84.47. In addition, Carmax Inc saw -0.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KMX starting from Lyski James, who proposed sale 57,986 shares at the price of $81.35 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, Lyski James now owns shares of Carmax Inc, valued at $4,717,412 using the latest closing price.
Daniels Jon G, the SVP, CAF of Carmax Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $85.30 during a trade that took place back on Dec 26 ’24, which means that Daniels Jon G is holding 995 shares at $853,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KMX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carmax Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 7.52, with 1.69 for asset returns.
Based on Carmax Inc (KMX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.84. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 28.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 121.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.95. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.30.
Conclusion
To sum up, Carmax Inc (KMX) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
