Key Factors to Evaluate Before Investing in Carvana (CVNA)

By Scott Lee • Tuesday, September 17 07:50 • Permanent Link

Shares of Auto Retail company Carvana jumped 7.8% today. With many investors piling into CVNA without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Carvana has moved 221.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.8%
CVNA has an average analyst rating of hold and is 0.01% away from its mean target price of $152.89 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $2.49
Carvana has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 61.4 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.16 and its forward P/E ratio is 131.8
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 35.19 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.71
Carvana is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.15 and an average P/B of 3.11
The company has a free cash flow of $731.75 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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.

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