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

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Carvana in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.47 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Carvana from $160.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Citigroup raised Carvana from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $195.00 to $277.00 in a report on Wednesday. Wedbush boosted their price objective on Carvana from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Bank of America raised their target price on Carvana from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Carvana in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Carvana presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $241.94.

Carvana Price Performance

Carvana stock opened at $197.00 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $234.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $182.79. The company has a quick ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19,719.72 and a beta of 3.38. Carvana has a 52-week low of $40.21 and a 52-week high of $268.34.

Insider Transactions at Carvana

In related news, major shareholder Ernest C. Garcia II sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.47, for a total transaction of $19,047,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 38,258,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,287,026,211.57. The trade was a 0.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.75, for a total value of $2,007,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 189,097 shares in the company, valued at $37,961,222.75. This represents a 5.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 951,908 shares of company stock worth $199,569,285 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Carvana

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Diversified Trust Co grew its holdings in Carvana by 123.4% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,000 after acquiring an additional 2,678 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB purchased a new stake in shares of Carvana during the 4th quarter worth $1,743,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in shares of Carvana during the fourth quarter worth $609,000. Everence Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Carvana in the fourth quarter valued at $573,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Carvana by 28.9% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. 56.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.