In the past week, CVNA stock has gone down by -25.56%, with a monthly decline of -12.64% and a quarterly plunge of -14.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.57%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.69% for Carvana Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -17.21% for CVNA’s stock, with a 17.88% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA) is above average at 134.23x. The 36-month beta value for CVNA is also noteworthy at 3.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CVNA is 120.77M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.04% of that float. The average trading volume of CVNA on February 24, 2025 was 3.48M shares.
CVNA) stock’s latest price update
Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA)’s stock price has gone decline by -4.89 in comparison to its previous close of 223.30, however, the company has experienced a -25.56% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-02-23 that LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2025 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Carvana Co. (“Carvana” or “the Company”) (NYSE:CVNA) for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors.
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 -9.80% 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 -27.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.57%, as shares sank -12.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CVNA fell by -26.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +70.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $256.38. In addition, Carvana Co saw 4.44% 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 28,422 shares at the price of $288.85 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, JENKINS MARK W. now owns 219,962 shares of Carvana Co, valued at $8,209,695 using the latest closing price.
JENKINS MARK W., the Chief Financial Officer of Carvana Co, sale 20,000 shares at $275.68 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that JENKINS MARK W. is holding 199,962 shares at $5,513,628 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CVNA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carvana Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 27.94, with 2.70 for asset returns.
Based on Carvana Co (CVNA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.36 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 45.13for 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 3.64.
Conclusion
In summary, Carvana Co (CVNA) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
