What is William Blair's Estimate for Carvana Q1 Earnings?

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Carvana in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.74. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carvana's current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carvana's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.27. Carvana had a return on equity of 36.59% and a net margin of 1.54%. The business had revenue of $3.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.32 billion.

CVNA has been the topic of several other reports. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Carvana from $220.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of Carvana in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Carvana from $250.00 to $240.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Carvana from $250.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, JMP Securities lowered their price objective on shares of Carvana from $340.00 to $275.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $254.76.

Carvana Stock Up 4.8 %

CVNA traded up $11.76 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $256.11. 2,825,848 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,033,264. The company has a quick ratio of 2.12, a current ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.82. Carvana has a 1-year low of $82.00 and a 1-year high of $292.84. The stock's 50-day moving average is $204.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $223.61. The stock has a market cap of $54.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 163.13 and a beta of 3.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Carvana by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 1,266 shares of the company's stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Carvana by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,541 shares of the company's stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised 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 worth $483,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Carvana by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 426 shares of the company's stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its stake in Carvana by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 3,698 shares of the company's stock worth $752,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period. 56.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Carvana news, insider Paul W. Breaux sold 1,362 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.08, for a total value of $367,848.96. Following the sale, the insider now owns 153,240 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,387,059.20. The trade was a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Benjamin E. Huston sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.90, for a total value of $7,545,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 123,803 shares in the company, valued at $18,681,872.70. This represents a 28.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 330,810 shares of company stock worth $69,243,820 in the last three months. 17.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Carvana

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.