Is CarMax, Inc (KMX) Stock About to Get Hot Tuesday?
CarMax, Inc ( KMX ) stock is down 5.71% over the past week and gets a Bearish rating from InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Indicator. CarMax, Inc has a Bearish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on KMX! See Full KMX Report What is Stock Sentiment? In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company. Recent trends are a good indicator of current market sentiments. In its most basic form, stocks that are trending up are desirable by investors while stocks currently falling must be unattractive. InvestorsObserver 's Sentimental Indicator tracks both changes in price and volume to analyze the most recent trends. Typically an increase in volume indicates ongoing trends are getting stronger, while a decrease in volume usually signals an end to the current trend. Available options can also represent current sentiments for a given stock. Since investors are able to bet on future trends of stocks using options, we consider the ratio of calls to puts when analyzing market sentiments . What's Happening With KMX Stock Today? CarMax, Inc (KMX) stock is trading at $113.30 as of 1:14 PM on Tuesday, May 25, a drop of -$0.58, or -0.51% from the previous closing price of $113.88. Volume today is 807,365 compared to average volume of 1,036,096. The stock has traded between $113.11 and $115.31 so far today. To seeInvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for CarMax, Inc click here. More About CarMax, Inc CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of 220 used retail stores at the end of fiscal 2021 plus one new vehicle store. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales account for about 83% of revenue, wholesale about 14%, and the remaining portion is composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2021, the company retailed and wholesaled 751,862 and 426,268 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used vehicle retailer in the U.S., but still estimates that it has only about 3.5% U.S. market share of vehicles 0 to 10 years old. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia. Click Here to get the full Stock Score Report on CarMax, Inc (KMX) Stock.