Oppenheimer upgraded CVNA to "outperform" from "perform"
Used car stock Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) was last seen up 2.3% at $333.48, after an upgrade from Oppenheimer to "outperform" from "perform" with a price target of $450. The firm still sees growth opportunity for the stock even amid its recent outperformance, citing the company's digital-focused business model and expanding operations, as well as rising demand trends.
Since the start of the year, CVNA is up 64.2%, careening higher since early April. The stock is in the midst of a minor pullback from its July 8 nearly four-year peak of $364.00, but the 50-day moving average looks to be keeping losses in check.
Carvana is also gearing up for its second-quarter earnings report, due out after the close on Wednesday, July 30. Analysts anticipate earnings of $1.10 on revenue of $4.56 billion, both a significant increase from the same quarter last year.
CVNA has a glowing history of earnings moves, finishing seven of its last eight post-earnings sessions higher, including a 10.2% pop this past May. The options pits are pricing in a 16% next-day swing (regardless of direction) this time around, which is slightly lower than the large 20.7% move the stock has averaged over the last two years.
Options bulls are targeting Carvana stock today. So far,16,000 calls have been exchanged, double the intraday average volume, in comparison to 5,770 puts. The weekly 7/25 300-strike call is the most popular, followed by the August 450 call.