Carvana (CVNA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Carvana Co. is an online-only retailer of used vehicles that operates a consumer-facing e-commerce platform for buying and selling cars. The company markets and sells inspected, reconditioned pre-owned vehicles through its website, where shoppers can browse inventory, view detailed 360-degree photos and vehicle history reports, finance purchases, and arrange delivery or pickup. Carvana’s model is built around a digital end-to-end car buying experience that aims to simplify vehicle transactions compared with traditional dealerships.

Its products and services include direct retail sales of used cars, trade-in and purchase offers for consumer vehicles, vehicle financing and related protection products, and a seven-day return policy that allows customers to test a vehicle in everyday use. Carvana operates reconditioning centers, inspection facilities and a logistics network to manage vehicle preparation and delivery. In several markets the company also provides a distinctive “car vending machine” pickup experience in addition to home delivery and contact-free handovers.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Carvana grew rapidly by combining online retail technology with a vertically integrated supply chain for sourcing, refurbishing and distributing used vehicles. The company completed a public offering in 2017 and expanded its geographic footprint across numerous U.S. metropolitan areas through investments in reconditioning hubs, last-mile delivery capacity and digital marketing to reach online buyers nationwide.

Carvana positions itself as a technology-driven alternative to the traditional dealership model, emphasizing convenience, transparency and a highly digitized customer journey. Its business strategy centers on scaling inventory and logistics while refining pricing and reconditioning processes to improve margins and customer satisfaction. The company serves consumers across the United States and continues to adapt its operations and product offerings to changing market conditions and shopper preferences.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.70 to $70.14
• 50-Day Range: $58.18 to $83.28
• 52-Week Range: $54.46 to $97.38
• Volume: 7.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 40.98
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $93.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carvana Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carvana scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 201 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Carvana has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Carvana has a consensus price target of $93.14, representing about 38.3% upside from its current price of $67.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carvana has been the subject of 18 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 34.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carvana are expected to grow by 34.18% in the coming year, from $1.58 to $2.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carvana is 40.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carvana is 40.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 19.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carvana has a PEG Ratio of 11.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Carvana has a P/B Ratio of 17.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.76% of the float of Carvana has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Carvana has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.51.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carvana has recently decreased by 1.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Carvana does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Carvana does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Carvana has a news sentiment score of 0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Carvana this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 44 people have searched for CVNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -34% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Carvana to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Carvana insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $27,022,696.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.19% of the stock of Carvana is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.71% of the stock of Carvana is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Today: 6/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: INTERNET COMMERCE
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CVNA
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CVNA
• CIK: 1690820
• Web: www.carvana.com
• Phone: (602) 852-6604
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23,100
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Carvana: $93.14
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $67.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 42.64
• P/E Growth: 11.72
• Net Income: $1.41 billion
• Net Margins: 6.40%
• Pretax Margin: -3.66%
• Return on Equity: 41.46%
• Return on Assets: 12.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.05
• Current Ratio: 4.09
• Quick Ratio: 2.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.64
• Cash Flow: $1.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 44.81
• Book Value: $3.85 per share
• Price / Book: 17.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,096,840,000
• Free Float: 930,227,000
• Market Cap: $73.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.45