2.77% volatility in Carmax Inc (KMX) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Monday, Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) opened lower -2.73% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $71.41. Price fluctuations for KMX have ranged from $59.66 to $88.22 over the past 52 weeks.

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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Consumer Cyclical sector saw sales topped by 11.17%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 5.94% at the time writing. With a float of $157.22 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $157.61 million.

The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 30621 workers is very important to gauge.

Carmax Inc (KMX) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Carmax Inc is 0.44%, while institutional ownership is 108.30%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jan 29 ’24, was worth 1,006,567. In this transaction VP, Controller & PAO of this company sold 14,199 shares at a rate of $70.89, taking the stock ownership to the 9,068 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jan 26 ’24, when Company’s EVP, General Counsel & CCO sold 22,000 for $70.08, making the entire transaction worth $1,541,760. This insider now owns 5,073 shares in total.

Carmax Inc (KMX) Performance Highlights and Predictions

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 69.46 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 5.94% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 16.50% during the next five years compared to -8.81% drop over the previous five years of trading.

Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Carmax Inc (KMX). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.67. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.41.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.02, a number that is poised to hit 1.04 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.89 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Carmax Inc (KMX)

The latest stats from [Carmax Inc, KMX] show that its last 5-days average volume of 5.49 million was superior to 1.99 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 14.04%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.83.

During the past 100 days, Carmax Inc’s (KMX) raw stochastic average was set at 25.90%, which indicates a significant increase from 4.87% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 46.06% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 38.72% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $78.47, while its 200-day Moving Average is $75.25. Now, the first resistance to watch is $71.25. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $73.05. The third major resistance level sits at $74.16. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $68.34, it is likely to go to the next support level at $67.23. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $65.43.

Carmax Inc (NYSE: KMX) Key Stats

There are currently 157,900K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 10.97 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 29,685 M according to its annual income of 484,760 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 6,149 M and its income totaled 82,000 K.