The stock of Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) has increased by 0.75 when compared to last closing price of 193.06. Despite this, the company has experienced a 9.79% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. accesswire.com reported 2025-01-13 that NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Carvana Co. (“Carvana Co.”) (NYSE:CVNA) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On January 2, 2025, Carvana became the subject of a report published by Hindenburg Research.
Is It Worth Investing in Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) is 23155.95x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CVNA is 3.37. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CVNA is 115.66M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.59% of that float. On January 14, 2025, CVNA’s average trading volume was 3.28M shares.
CVNA’s Market Performance
CVNA’s stock has seen a 9.79% increase for the week, with a -17.76% drop in the past month and a 1.53% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.55% for Carvana Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.24% for CVNA’s stock, with a 23.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CVNA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CVNA stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for CVNA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CVNA in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $277 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CVNA reach a price target of $280, previously predicting the price at $270. The rating they have provided for CVNA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 07th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to CVNA, setting the target price at $260 in the report published on November 05th of the previous year.
CVNA Trading at -16.95% 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 -27.51% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.35%, as shares sank -22.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.82% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CVNA rose by +9.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +114.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $216.70. In addition, Carvana Co saw -4.35% 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 CVNA starting from JENKINS MARK W., who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $200.75 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, JENKINS MARK W. now owns 189,097 shares of Carvana Co, valued at $2,007,503 using the latest closing price.
MARK JENKINS, the Officer of Carvana Co, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $203.36 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that MARK JENKINS is holding shares at $2,033,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CVNA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carvana Co stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 3.58, with 0.24 for asset returns.
Based on Carvana Co (CVNA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.9 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 9.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.16 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 34.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.25.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Carvana Co (CVNA) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
