Q1 Earnings Estimate for Carvana Issued By Zacks Research

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Carvana in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.14 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Carvana’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carvana’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.50 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Carvana from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America upped their price objective on Carvana from $252.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Carvana from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Carvana in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Carvana from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.06.

Carvana Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE CVNA opened at $216.25 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $232.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $212.80. The company has a current ratio of 3.64, a quick ratio of 2.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.82. The stock has a market cap of $46.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 137.74 and a beta of 3.56. Carvana has a 12 month low of $67.61 and a 12 month high of $292.84.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.27. Carvana had a return on equity of 36.59% and a net margin of 1.54%. The company had revenue of $3.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ira J. Platt sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $244.30, for a total transaction of $6,107,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 5,227 shares in the company, valued at $1,276,956.10. This trade represents a 82.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was 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 owns 189,097 shares in the company, valued at $37,961,222.75. This represents a 5.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 119,629 shares of company stock valued at $30,866,419. Company insiders own 17.18% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Carvana

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH bought a new position in shares of Carvana during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $839,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Carvana during the fourth quarter valued at $36,527,000. Brucke Financial Inc. bought a new position in Carvana during the fourth quarter valued at $415,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new position in shares of Carvana in the 4th quarter worth $1,153,000. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Carvana during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,124,000. Institutional investors own 56.71% of the company’s stock.

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.