Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for CarMax Q4 Earnings

CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) – Equities researchers at Wedbush raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CarMax in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for CarMax’s current full-year earnings is $3.23 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on KMX. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of CarMax from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Stephens initiated coverage on shares of CarMax in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $86.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of CarMax from $72.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of CarMax from $72.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of CarMax from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.50.

CarMax Trading Down 3.5 %

Shares of NYSE:KMX opened at $82.62 on Friday. CarMax has a 12-month low of $65.83 and a 12-month high of $91.25. The stock has a market cap of $12.71 billion, a PE ratio of 28.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.72. The business has a 50 day moving average of $83.39 and a 200-day moving average of $80.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.92.

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 19th. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.19. CarMax had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 1.77%. The company had revenue of $6.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling at CarMax

In other CarMax news, VP Jill A. Livesay sold 13,009 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total transaction of $1,053,729.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 9,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $765,288. The trade was a 57.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO William D. Nash sold 120,513 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.24, for a total transaction of $10,031,502.12. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 181,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,123,292.92. The trade was a 39.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 264,467 shares of company stock worth $21,915,445 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of CarMax

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CarMax during the third quarter worth $32,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of CarMax by 4,844.4% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 445 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of CarMax by 104.8% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of CarMax by 62.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of CarMax by 91.9% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 737 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the last quarter.

About CarMax

CarMax, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles and related products in the United States. It operates in two segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. The CarMax Sales Operations segment offers customers a range of makes and models of used vehicles, including domestic, imported, and luxury vehicles, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles; used vehicle auctions; extended protection plans to customers at the time of sale; and reconditioning and vehicle repair services.