The stock of Carvana Co (CVNA) has seen a 5.23% increase in the past week, with a 29.11% gain in the past month, and a 4.18% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.25% for CVNA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 13.84% for CVNA’s stock, with a 52.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) Right Now?
Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 30672.62x compared to its average ratio. CVNA has 36-month beta value of 3.56. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CVNA is 115.49M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.44% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CVNA on February 05, 2025 was 3.10M shares.
CVNA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) has surged by 2.39 when compared to previous closing price of 251.63, but the company has seen a 5.23% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-02-04 that PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ADESA, a leader in wholesale auto, today announced plans for the continued expansion and development of its new, proprietary online auction product, ADESA Clear. ADESA, which is owned by leading online auto retailer Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), developed and began testing Clear in late 2023, leveraging both ADESA’s extensive wholesale auto expertise and Carvana’s deep technology and digital merchandising capabilities. In 2025, ADESA expects to expand Clear, adding more select.
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 10.27% 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 -3.98% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.25%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.80%, as shares surge +45.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.30% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CVNA rose by +5.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +272.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $226.33. In addition, Carvana Co saw 26.70% 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 JENKINS MARK W., who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $250.12 back on Feb 03 ’25. After this action, JENKINS MARK W. now owns 219,962 shares of Carvana Co, valued at $2,501,216 using the latest closing price.
MARK JENKINS, the Officer of Carvana Co, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $247.48 during a trade that took place back on Feb 03 ’25, which means that MARK JENKINS is holding shares at $2,474,800 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 0.91 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 10.06. 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 4.68. 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 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.
