Carvana (CVNA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also operates auction sites. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $336.62 to $362.86
• 50-Day Range: $290.45 to $390.34
• 52-Week Range: $124.39 to $413.33
• Volume: 3.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $76.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 89.52
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $383.47
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carvana Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carvana scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 213 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Carvana has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carvana has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 78.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carvana are expected to grow by 78.25% in the coming year, from $2.85 to $5.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carvana is 89.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carvana is 89.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carvana has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. 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 36.30. 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

7.12% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carvana has recently increased by 0.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.66

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.12% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carvana has recently increased by 0.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

Carvana has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for Carvana this week, compared to 31 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

55 people have searched for CVNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Carvana to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $1,063,857,548.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.12% 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.

CVNA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CVNA shares performed this year?

Carvana's stock was trading at $203.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CVNA stock has increased by 75.6% and is now trading at $357.1740.

How were Carvana's earnings last quarter?

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.19. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Carvana IPO?

Carvana (CVNA) raised $225 million in an initial public offering on Friday, April 28th 2017. The company issued 15,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, William Blair, BMO Capital Markets and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Who are Carvana's major shareholders?

Carvana's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.93%), Greenoaks Capital Partners LLC (2.63%), Lingotto Investment Management LLP (1.75%) and State Street Corp (1.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Ernest C Garcia II, Ernest C Garcia III, Daniel J Gill, Mark W Jenkins, Michael E Maroone, Ryan S Keeton, Thomas Taira, Benjamin E Huston, Paul W Breaux, Neha Parikh, Stephen R Palmer, Gregory B Sullivan, J Danforth Quayle and Ira J Platt.
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How do I buy shares of Carvana?

Shares of CVNA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Carvana own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carvana investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: 17,400
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Carvana: $383.47
• High Price Target: $500.00
• Low Price Target: $185.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 89.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 125.32
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: $210 million
• Net Margins: 3.46%
• Pretax Margin: 6.06%
• Return on Equity: 40.57%
• Return on Assets: 6.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.51
• Current Ratio: 4.00
• Quick Ratio: 2.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.62
• Cash Flow: $2.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 158.62
• Book Value: $9.84 per share
• Price / Book: 36.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 215,200,000
• Free Float: 178,360,000
• Market Cap: $76.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.57