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Carmax Inc

KMX
43.860USD
-0.840-1.88%
Close 10/22, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
6.48BMarket Cap
12.43P/E TTM

Carmax Inc

43.860
-0.840-1.88%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Carmax Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Carmax Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
39 / 94
Overall Ranking
169 / 4686
Industry
Specialty Retailers

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 19 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
55.767
Target Price
+24.76%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Carmax Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
CarMax, Inc. is a retailer of used autos. The Company operates through two segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance (CAF). The CarMax Sales Operations segment consists of all aspects of its auto merchandising and service operations. Its CarMax Sales Operations segment sells used vehicles, purchases used vehicles from customers and other sources, sells related products and services, and arranges financing options for customers. The CAF segment consists solely of its own finance operation that provides financing to customers buying retail vehicles from the Company. The CAF segment also services all auto loans it originates and is responsible for providing billing statements, collecting payments, maintaining contact with delinquent customers, and arranging for the repossession of vehicles securing defaulted loans. It provides customers with a range of other related products and services, including extended protection plan (EPP) products and vehicle repair services.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 12.79, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 162.73M shares, decreasing 8.66% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Wallace Weitz
Star Investor Wallace Weitz holds 649.40K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.15.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

The company's current financial score is 7.30, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.15. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 6.59B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 5.97%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 28.18%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.30
Change
0

Financials

7.28

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.39

Operational Efficiency

7.30

Growth Potential

7.31

Shareholder Returns

7.25

Carmax Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

The company’s current valuation score is 6.79, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.34. Its current P/E ratio is 12.79, which is 101.28% below the recent high of 25.75 and 7.17% above the recent low of 11.87.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.79
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 39/94
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.16, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.21. The average price target for Carmax Inc is 54.00, with a high of 108.97 and a low of 35.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.16
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 19 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
55.767
Target Price
+24.76%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

19
Total
9
Median
12
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Carmax Inc
KMX
19
O'Reilly Automotive Inc
ORLY
31
Advance Auto Parts Inc
AAP
30
Autozone Inc
AZO
29
Carvana Co
CVNA
23
Lithia Motors Inc
LAD
15
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.46, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.24. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 46.75 and the support level at 41.65, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.75
Change
-0.29

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.821
Neutral
RSI(14)
33.813
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
53.119
Buy
ATR(14)
1.381
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-8.925
Neutral
Williams %R
68.595
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-1.060
Sell
StochRSI(14)
76.920
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
43.552
Buy
MA10
43.715
Buy
MA20
44.614
Sell
MA50
53.622
Sell
MA100
58.628
Sell
MA200
66.759
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.30. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 110.81%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 2.08%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 17.52M shares, representing 11.93% of shares outstanding, with 1.32% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
17.52M
-2.75%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
7.58M
-2.20%
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.
Star Investors
6.96M
+18.82%
State Street Investment Management (US)
5.67M
-8.77%
Janus Henderson Investors
4.83M
+1.78%
PRIMECAP Management Company
Star Investors
4.74M
-0.66%
AQR Capital Management, LLC
4.46M
+195.32%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
3.81M
-0.34%
Baird Trust Company LLC
3.16M
+5.71%
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
3.10M
-40.17%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-22

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.42, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 5.33. The company's beta value is 1.26. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.42
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.26
VaR
+3.69%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+51.90%
240-Day Volatility
+49.56%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.02%
120 days
+6.59%
5 years
+10.07%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-20.07%
120 days
-20.07%
5 years
-24.60%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-2.33
120 days
-1.65
5 years
-0.22

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+51.90%
3 years
+51.90%
5 years
+72.30%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.78
3 years
-0.21
5 years
-0.16
Skewness
240 days
-2.35
3 years
-0.98
5 years
-1.26

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+49.56%
5 years
+43.01%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+5.24%
5 years
+6.73%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-177.76%
240 days
-177.76%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+45.60%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+51.95%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+2.09%
120 days
+2.21%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+15.34%
60 days
+40.84%
120 days
+48.62%

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