Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Carvana Earnings

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Carvana in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is $0.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.04 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Carvana in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Carvana from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $195.00 to $277.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Carvana from $160.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Carvana in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Carvana from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $249.29.

Carvana Stock Performance

Shares of CVNA stock opened at $285.62 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.99, a quick ratio of 2.12 and a current ratio of 3.25. Carvana has a fifty-two week low of $48.15 and a fifty-two week high of $286.38. The company has a market capitalization of $59.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 28,590.19 and a beta of 3.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $232.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $203.33.

Institutional Trading of Carvana

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CVNA. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Carvana by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Carvana by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Carvana by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 426 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP raised its stake in shares of Carvana by 3.8% in the third quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 2,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Carvana by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 3,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $752,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. 56.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Daniel J. Gill sold 44,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.47, for a total value of $11,416,680.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 191,225 shares in the company, valued at $49,617,150.75. This represents a 18.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ira J. Platt sold 25,000 shares of Carvana stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.30, for a total value of $6,107,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,276,956.10. The trade was a 82.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 125,207 shares of company stock worth $31,110,504 in the last three months. 17.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.