William Blair Comments on Carvana’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CVNA)

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Carvana in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.69. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.34 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Carvana in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Carvana from $277.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Carvana from $365.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Carvana from $300.00 to $275.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wedbush set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Carvana and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.53.

Carvana Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of Carvana stock opened at $204.40 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.82. The firm has a market cap of $43.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 130.19 and a beta of 3.56. Carvana has a twelve month low of $67.61 and a twelve month high of $292.84. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $227.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $216.89.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $3.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. Carvana had a return on equity of 36.59% and a net margin of 1.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Carvana news, COO Benjamin E. Huston sold 50,000 shares of Carvana stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.49, for a total transaction of $8,924,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 196,278 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,033,660.22. This trade represents a 20.30 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.75, for a total value of $2,007,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 189,097 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,961,222.75. The trade was a 5.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 197,377 shares of company stock valued at $44,251,096 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Carvana

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CVNA. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Carvana during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in Carvana by 109.9% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 149 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Carvana during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Carvana during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Carvana in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. 56.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Carvana Company Profile

Carvana Co, together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices.