Citigroup Lowers Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) Price Target to $465.00

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) had its target price reduced by investment analysts at Citigroup from $550.00 to $465.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price objective points to a potential upside of 38.60% from the stock’s previous close.

CVNA has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Carvana in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Carvana from $600.00 to $519.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. DA Davidson set a $360.00 price target on Carvana in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Carvana in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on Carvana from $400.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Carvana currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $459.91.

Carvana Price Performance

NYSE:CVNA opened at $335.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 2.55 and a current ratio of 4.05. Carvana has a 52 week low of $148.25 and a 52 week high of $486.89. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $428.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $382.10. The firm has a market cap of $72.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.50 and a beta of 3.57.

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $4.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $3.12. The firm had revenue of $5.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.24 billion. Carvana had a return on equity of 30.62% and a net margin of 3.44%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 58.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.56 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Carvana will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Carvana

In other Carvana news, CFO Mark W. Jenkins sold 12,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $410.19, for a total value of $5,229,922.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 202,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $83,193,505.23. The trade was a 5.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul W. Breaux sold 1,527 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $475.00, for a total value of $725,325.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 69,289 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,912,275. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 420,351 shares of company stock valued at $179,589,049 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 17.12% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carvana

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CVNA. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Carvana by 1,849.5% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 157,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,634,000 after acquiring an additional 149,794 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Carvana by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 4,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,106,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Carvana by 99.1% during the 4th quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 3,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,455,000 after purchasing an additional 1,809 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in Carvana by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 5,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,525,000 after buying an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new position in shares of Carvana during the 4th quarter worth $2,511,000. Institutional investors own 56.71% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Carvana

Here are the key news stories impacting Carvana this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company beat expectations — Q4 revenue $5.6B (up 58% YoY) and EPS $4.22, handily above Street estimates; management highlighted record unit economics and improved operating profit/cash from operations. Carvana Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Street reaction includes multiple buy/overweight ratings and high price targets (median ~ $515), reflecting analyst confidence that improved fundamentals support higher equity value. QuiverQuant: Carvana Q4 results and analyst activity
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings disclosure and the call transcript provide detail on margins, inventory and channel dynamics; useful for modeling but not a single clear catalyst. Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Press snapshots and analyst notes compare key metrics versus estimates — revenue and gross profit strong, but some per‑unit profitability metrics show mixed trends that require deeper read. Q4 Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Accounting and profitability questions raised on the earnings call and in coverage; lack of clear answers on certain metrics contributed to investor concern. PYMNTS: Accounting scrutiny and profitability concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/fraud allegations and an investor class action probe (Pomerantz) surfaced ahead of/around the report, increasing downside risk and headline sensitivity. Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling revealed in coverage and institutional flow headlines increase perceived governance/owner alignment risk and amplify volatility. QuiverQuant: insider selling & institutional changes

Carvana Company Profile

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.