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Different than value or momentum investors, growth-oriented investors are concerned with a stock's future prospects, and the overall financial health and strength of a company. Thus, they'll want to focus on the Growth Style Score, which analyzes characteristics like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will see sustainable growth over time.

Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Carvana Co. is a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. The company, which had filed for its IPO in 2017, has had an amazing run ever since, with revenues jumping around 16-fold between 2017 and 2024, Carvana's end-to-end online business model that covers every aspect of used-car retailing — including sales, financing, logistics, inspection and repair centers, as well as software development — has transformed traditional used-car sales in several ways.

CVNA sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Growth Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. Earnings and sales are forecasted to increase 215.7% and 32.2% year-over-year, respectively.

Two analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.27 to $5.02 per share for 2025. CVNA boasts an average earnings surprise of 137.6%.

On a historic basis, Carvana has generated cash flow growth of 28.4%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 243% this year.

Investors should take the time to consider CVNA for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Rank rating, notable growth metrics, and impressive Growth and VGM Style Scores.

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