America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

America's Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer for the used car market in the United States. It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.70 to $46.91
• 50-Day Range: $38.00 to $51.15
• 52-Week Range: $36.40 to $72.26
• Volume: 72,368 shs
• Average Volume: 98,306 shs
• Market Capitalization: $385.34 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $50.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

America's Car-Mart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

America's Car-Mart scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 159th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

America's Car-Mart has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

America's Car-Mart has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 239.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for America's Car-Mart are expected to grow by 239.53% in the coming year, from $0.86 to $2.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of America's Car-Mart is -56.88, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of America's Car-Mart is -56.88, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

America's Car-Mart has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

America's Car-Mart has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.78% of the float of America's Car-Mart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

America's Car-Mart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in America's Car-Mart has recently increased by 1.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

America's Car-Mart does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

America's Car-Mart does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.78% of the float of America's Car-Mart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

America's Car-Mart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in America's Car-Mart has recently increased by 1.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

America's Car-Mart has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for America's Car-Mart this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, America's Car-Mart insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $3,285,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.60% of the stock of America's Car-Mart is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.10% of the stock of America's Car-Mart is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CRMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CRMT shares performed this year?

America's Car-Mart's stock was trading at $51.25 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CRMT stock has decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $46.64.
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How were America's Car-Mart's earnings last quarter?

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 6th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $325.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $282.83 million. America's Car-Mart had a negative net margin of 0.29% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.26%.
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Who are America's Car-Mart's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of America's Car-Mart include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.17%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.09%) and Sentry Investment Management LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Adam K Peterson, Jonathan Z Buba, Joshua G Welch and Douglas W Jr Campbell.
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How do I buy shares of America's Car-Mart?

Shares of CRMT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of America's Car-Mart own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that America's Car-Mart investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/06/2025
• Today: 4/16/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CRMT
• CIK: 799850
• Web: www.car-mart.com
• Phone: (479) 464-9944
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,100
• Year Founded: 1981

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $50.00
• High Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 54.23
• P/E Growth: 1.41
• Net Income: $-31,390,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.29%
• Pretax Margin: -0.28%
• Return on Equity: -2.26%
• Return on Assets: -0.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $73.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 8,262,000
• Free Float: 6,635,000
• Market Cap: $385.34 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 1.40