KAR Auction Services Inc. [KAR] stock prices are up 3.62% to $15.46 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KAR shares have gain 7.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 17.12%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 23, January 2023, Integration of BacklotCars and CARWAVE Provides Dealers the Best of Both Offerings. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, KAR Auction Services, Inc. d/b/a/ KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), a leading operator of digital marketplaces for wholesale used vehicles, announces the integration of CARWAVE and BacklotCars. The single digital platform is now hosted on BacklotCars and brings together the best of both offerings by adding a live auction combined with a 24/7 marketplace. The new offering provides dealers more flexibility in the way they want to transact. Buyers have expanded access to more diversified inventory, while sellers can tap into the power of a broader buyer base.
From an analyst’s perspective:
KAR Auction Services Inc. [NYSE: KAR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 09, 2023, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform and also revised its price target to $17 from $23. Previously, CJS Securities upgraded its rating to Market Outperform on May 04, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $20. On February 28, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $20 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Neutral. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $26 on May 21, 2021. Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on February 18, 2021, and downed its price target to $16. In a note dated February 17, 2021, Truist downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $19.
The stock price of KAR Auction Services Inc. [KAR] has been fluctuating between $11.15 and $22.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18.43 within the next 12 months. KAR Auction Services Inc. [NYSE: KAR] shares were valued at $15.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.21% based on the average KAR price forecast.
Analyzing the KAR fundamentals
The most recent quarter, KAR Auction Services Inc. [NYSE:KAR] reported sales of 393.0 billion, representing a surge of 13.20%. Gross Margin for this corporation currently stands at +34.14% with Operating Margin at +9.71%, Pretax Margin comes in at +4.51%, and Net Margin reading is +2.71%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 15.09 points at the first support level, and at 14.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 15.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.07.
KAR Auction Services Inc. [KAR] reported earnings per share of $0.04 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 6/29/2022. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.09/share, meaning a difference of -$0.05 and a surprise factor of -55.60%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 3/30/2022 were -$0.02 per share as compared to estimates of $0.13 per share, a difference of -$0.15 representing a surprise of -115.40%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that KAR Auction Services Inc. [NYSE:KAR]’s Current Ratio is 1.10. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.13, while the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.86, the price to book ratio is 1.25.
Transactions by insiders
Insider trading, which has resulted in 6 insider purchases of 7,982 shares and 6 insider sales of 7,982 shares in the past three months, is now the topic of our analysis. Recent insider trading involved Kestner Michael T., Director, that happened on May 19 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Executive Chairman, HALLETT JAMES P completed a deal on May 11 to buy 100000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director HOWELL J MARK bought 15300.0 shares on May 11.