The Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) stock price retreated in premarket trading after analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the company. The stock fell to $308 from the Tuesday’s close of $313, bringing its total market capitalisation to more than £37 billion ($53 billion).
JP Morgan downgrades Carvana
Carvana has grown from a relatively small company to one of the biggest players in the auto sector. Its market capitalisation is bigger than that of AutoNation, Carmax, and Penske Automotive, combined.
The company makes it relatively easy for people to buy used cars. Customers buy a car through its mobile application or website and collect it at one of its several vending machines. Alternatively, the company can deliver it to them.
This business model has been relatively popular among customers especially during the pandemic. The firm has grown its annual revenue from more than $365 million in 2016 to more than $6.7 billion in the past 12 months.
Carvana’s revenue continued to grow this year. Its revenue grew by 104% year-on-year while its GPU rose by more than $1,000. Carvana sold more than 92,457 cars in the first quarter, an increase of 76%.
This growth has made Carvana relatively popular among investors as its share price has jumped by more than 22% this year and by more than 2,600% since becoming a public company.
The Carvana stock price is falling on Wednesday after analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock. In a note, Rajat Gupta said that the stock had reached a near term top. He said that investors will likely find value elsewhere.
Still, other analysts are bullish on the CVNA stock. Recently, analysts at RBC Capital Markets mentioned
