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CarMax Inc has a consensus price target of $44.54 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $90 issued by Wedbush on April 21, 2025. The low is $26 issued by Barclays on April 16, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, JP Morgan, and Evercore ISI Group on April 16, 2026, April 15, 2026, and April 10, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $35.33 between Barclays, JP Morgan, and Evercore ISI Group, there's an implied -13.06% downside for CarMax Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for CarMax (NYSE:KMX) was reported by Barclays on April 16, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $26.00 expecting KMX to fall to within 12 months (a possible -36.02% downside). 59 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for CarMax (NYSE:KMX) was provided by Barclays, and CarMax maintained their underweight rating.
The last upgrade for CarMax Inc happened on August 6, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $58. JP Morgan previously had an underweight for CarMax Inc.
The last downgrade for CarMax Inc happened on November 10, 2025 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $56 to $35 for CarMax Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of CarMax, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for CarMax was filed on April 16, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 16, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest CarMax (KMX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $28.00 to $26.00. The current price CarMax (KMX) is trading at is $40.64, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/16/2026 | Buy Now | -36.02% | Barclays | $28 → $26 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2026 | Buy Now | -13.88% | JP Morgan | $28 → $35 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2026 | Buy Now | 10.73% | Evercore ISI Group | $40 → $45 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2026 | Buy Now | -1.57% | Evercore ISI Group | $39 → $40 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2026 | Buy Now | 5.81% | Stephens & Co. | $39 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2026 | Buy Now | -4.04% | Evercore ISI Group | $37 → $39 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2026 | Buy Now | 18.11% | Baird | $44 → $48 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2026 | Buy Now | 3.35% | Evercore ISI Group | $40 → $42 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | -1.57% | Evercore ISI Group | $38 → $40 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2026 | Buy Now | -31.1% | Barclays | $24 → $28 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -40.94% | Barclays | $28 → $24 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -8.96% | Truist Securities | $35 → $37 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -23.72% | B of A Securities | $27 → $31 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -8.96% | RBC Capital | $34 → $37 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -31.1% | JP Morgan | $30 → $28 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -11.42% | Stephens & Co. | $39 → $36 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -11.42% | Wedbush | $40 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | -11.42% | Mizuho | $46 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2025 | Buy Now | -8.96% | Evercore ISI Group | $35 → $37 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2025 | Buy Now | -1.57% | Wedbush | $40 → $40 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/12/2025 | Buy Now | -31.1% | Barclays | → $28 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2025 | Buy Now | -13.88% | Morgan Stanley | $56 → $35 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2025 | Buy Now | -16.34% | RBC Capital | $59 → $34 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2025 | Buy Now | -13.88% | Truist Securities | $47 → $35 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2025 | Buy Now | -13.88% | Evercore ISI Group | $52 → $35 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Needham | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2025 | Buy Now | -26.18% | JP Morgan | $50 → $30 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | William Blair | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2025 | Buy Now | 13.19% | Mizuho | $78 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2025 | Buy Now | 32.87% | Wedbush | $54 → $54 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2025 | Buy Now | 3.35% | Stephens & Co. | $53 → $42 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2025 | Buy Now | 47.64% | Benchmark | $75 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2025 | Buy Now | 37.8% | Morgan Stanley | $80 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2025 | Buy Now | 30.41% | Stephens & Co. | $74 → $53 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2025 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 15.65% | Truist Securities | $74 → $47 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 45.18% | RBC Capital | $81 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 47.64% | Baird | $90 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 27.95% | Evercore ISI Group | $80 → $52 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 47.64% | Needham | $92 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2025 | Buy Now | 59.94% | JP Morgan | $58 → $65 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 106.69% | Wedbush | $84 → $84 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 99.31% | Stephens & Co. | $81 → $81 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2025 | Buy Now | 96.85% | Evercore ISI Group | $82 → $80 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2025 | Buy Now | 42.72% | JP Morgan | $65 → $58 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | 84.55% | Benchmark | → $75 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2025 | Buy Now | 91.93% | Mizuho | $80 → $78 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2025 | Buy Now | 96.85% | Morgan Stanley | → $80 | Assumes | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | 106.69% | Wedbush | $90 → $84 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | 82.09% | Truist Securities | $72 → $74 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | 99.31% | RBC Capital | $80 → $81 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | 126.38% | Needham | $92 → $92 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2025 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Wedbush | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2025 | Buy Now | 106.69% | Evercore ISI Group | $85 → $84 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2025 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Wedbush | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 109.15% | Evercore ISI Group | $80 → $85 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Wedbush | $90 → $90 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Wedbush | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 96.85% | RBC Capital | $103 → $80 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Wedbush | $100 → $90 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Baird | $95 → $90 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 126.38% | Needham | $101 → $92 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 146.06% | Wedbush | $100 → $100 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 59.94% | JP Morgan | $72 → $65 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | 158.37% | Evercore ISI Group | $107 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 148.52% | Needham | $98 → $101 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 77.17% | JP Morgan | $70 → $72 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 116.54% | Truist Securities | $72 → $88 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 153.44% | RBC Capital | $99 → $103 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 96.85% | Mizuho | $72 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | 141.14% | Needham | $90 → $98 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 72.24% | JP Morgan | $65 → $70 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 111.61% | Stephens & Co. | → $86 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2024 | Buy Now | 104.23% | Evercore ISI Group | $81 → $83 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | 87.01% | Evercore ISI Group | $79 → $76 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 94.39% | Evercore ISI Group | $76 → $79 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 101.77% | RBC Capital | $82 → $82 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 133.76% | Wedbush | $95 → $95 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Needham | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | 158.37% | Oppenheimer | $105 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 87.01% | Evercore ISI Group | $79 → $76 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Needham | $87 → $90 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 77.17% | Truist Securities | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 101.77% | RBC Capital | $75 → $82 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 94.39% | Evercore ISI Group | $76 → $79 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 121.46% | Needham | $87 → $90 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 84.55% | Truist Securities | $70 → $75 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2024 | Buy Now | 59.94% | JP Morgan | $55 → $65 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 133.76% | Wedbush | $95 → $95 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2024 | Buy Now | 133.76% | Wedbush | $95 → $95 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 133.76% | Wedbush | $85 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 77.17% | Evercore ISI Group | $68 → $72 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | 84.55% | RBC Capital | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | 158.37% | Oppenheimer | $105 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | 72.24% | Truist Securities | $66 → $70 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | 114.07% | Needham | $91 → $87 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 96.85% | Morgan Stanley | $80 → $80 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 67.32% | Evercore ISI Group | $73 → $68 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |