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CarGurus (CARG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$33.48 -0.33 (-0.98%)
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About CarGurus Stock (NASDAQ:CARG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$33.27
$34.27
50-Day Range
$27.95
$34.79
52-Week Range
$21.65
$41.33
Volume
768,284 shs
Average Volume
875,465 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.50 billion
P/E Ratio
95.66
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$37.63
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

CarGurus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

CARG MarketRank™: 

CarGurus scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 87 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    CarGurus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    CarGurus has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about CarGurus' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for CarGurus are expected to grow by 43.97% in the coming year, from $1.41 to $2.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of CarGurus is 95.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of CarGurus is 95.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 24.45.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    CarGurus has a PEG Ratio of 1.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    CarGurus has a P/B Ratio of 6.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about CarGurus' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.06% of the float of CarGurus has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    CarGurus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in CarGurus has recently decreased by 5.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    CarGurus does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    CarGurus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.06% of the float of CarGurus has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    CarGurus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in CarGurus has recently decreased by 5.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    CarGurus has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for CarGurus this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added CarGurus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, CarGurus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,550,608.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    16.99% of the stock of CarGurus is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.90% of the stock of CarGurus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about CarGurus' insider trading history.
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CARG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

CarGurus' stock was trading at $36.54 at the start of the year. Since then, CARG stock has decreased by 8.4% and is now trading at $33.48.

CarGurus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.04. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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CarGurus (CARG) raised $132 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, October 12th 2017. The company issued 9,400,000 shares at $13.00-$15.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Allen & Company and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and JMP Securities, Raymond James and William Blair were co-managers.

CarGurus' top institutional investors include Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.96%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.12%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%) and Banque Pictet & Cie SA (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason Trevisan, Samuel Zales, Matthew Todd Quinn, Zachary Emerson Hallowell, Andrea Lee Eldridge, Dafna Sarnoff, Ismail Elshareef, Javier Esquivel Zamora and Javier Zamora.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of CARG 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CarGurus investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
7/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
AUTO/TRUCK - REPL
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CARG
CIK
1494259
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,282
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$42.00
Low Price Target
$33.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.46
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
96.60
Forward P/E Ratio
23.98
P/E Growth
1.65
Net Income
$20.97 million
Net Margins
4.28%
Pretax Margin
4.82%
Return on Equity
32.54%
Return on Assets
20.08%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
2.67
Quick Ratio
2.66

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$894.38 million
Price / Sales
3.95
Cash Flow
$3.08 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.98
Book Value
$5.21 per share
Price / Book
6.49

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
104,420,000
Free Float
86,676,000
Market Cap
$3.53 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.44

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This page (NASDAQ:CARG) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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