Carvana posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results
Used car retailer Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) was last seen down 12.9% at $245.39, despite smashing fourth-quarter earnings estimates and projecting strong growth in 2025. It's unclear what exactly is dragging the stock lower, especially after several analysts lifted their price targets after the event.
The stock's valuation was already high heading into earnings. CVNA notched a three-year high of $292.84 before turning lower yesterday, and the share are up a massive 393% year-over-year.
Call traders are still optimistic today. So far, 82,000 calls and 50,000 puts have been exchanged, which is six times the options volume typically seen at this point. The March 350 call and weekly 2/28 330-strike call are the most popular, with new positions being opened at the February 230 put.
This represents a shift in sentiment, as options bears have been targeting the stock at a faster-than-usual rate in the last 10 weeks. This is per CVNA's 50-day put/call volume ratio of 1.52 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which ranks higher than 94% of readings from the past year.