As previously reported, Barrington analyst Gary Prestopino upgraded Carvana to Outperform from Market Perform as he believes that its outlook to be a disruptive force driving a transformational online vehicle shopping experience remains intact. The analyst, who sees Carvana having significant long-term growth potential in the used vehicle market, set a $26 price target on the shares.

Bullish option flow detected in Carvana with 22,528 calls trading, 1.4x expected, and implied vol increasing over 1 point to 103.82%. May-24 75 calls and May-24 90 calls are the most active options, with total volume in those strikes near 5,200 contracts. The Put/Call Ratio is 0.41. Earnings are expected on May 1st.

JPMorgan raised the firm's price target on Carvana to $70 from $65 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The analyst expects Carvana's Q1 EBITDA to come in at $180M, well ahead of consensus estimates of $122M, driven by strong volume growth, benefiting partially from partner inventory and strong commercial de-fleeting, as well as its ongoing efforts to return to growth while sustaining healthy unit economics. The firm continues to see meaningful upside to standing consensus estimates even beyond Q1. It believes Carvana's "ongoing strong revision trajectory should be enough to support shares."