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These Analysts Cut Their Forecasts On CarMax After Downbeat Q2 Results
Benzinga· 2025-09-26 17:11
Financial Performance - CarMax Inc reported second-quarter earnings per share of 64 cents, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.09 [1] - Quarterly sales were $6.594 billion, down 6% year over year, and also missed the expected $7.024 billion [1] - The company purchased a total of 293,000 vehicles in the second quarter, a 2.4% decrease from the previous year [1] Vehicle Acquisition - Of the total vehicles purchased, 262,000 were from consumers, reflecting a 2.7% decrease, while 31,000 were from dealers, which is a slight increase of 0.2% [1] Analyst Reactions - Following the earnings announcement, CarMax shares fell 0.4% to $45.41 [2] - Needham analyst Chris Pierce maintained a Buy rating but lowered the price target from $92 to $60 [4] - Evercore ISI Group analyst Michael Montani downgraded CarMax from Outperform to In-Line and cut the price target from $80 to $52 [4] - Baird analyst Craig Kennison maintained an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $90 to $60 [4] - RBC Capital analyst Steven Shemesh maintained an Outperform rating and reduced the price target from $81 to $59 [4] - Truist Securities analyst Scot Ciccarelli maintained a Hold rating and lowered the price target from $74 to $47 [4]