CarGurus (CARG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CarGurus, Inc. is a digital automotive marketplace that connects consumers with dealerships and private sellers offering new and used vehicles. Its platform enables shoppers to search vehicle listings, compare prices and features, review dealership information, and evaluate vehicle deals using data-driven tools. CarGurus generates revenue primarily by providing automotive dealers with listing, advertising, and other digital marketing services.

The company also offers products designed to help dealers attract shoppers, manage vehicle listings, and support the online and in-person vehicle-buying process. Through its marketplace and related dealer solutions, CarGurus aims to improve transparency and efficiency in automotive retail by giving consumers information about vehicle pricing, availability, and seller reputation.

CarGurus was founded in 2006 by Langley Steinert, who also founded TripAdvisor. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and serves automotive shoppers and dealers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other international markets. Jason Trevisan has served as chief executive officer, while Steinert has held a leadership role as executive chair.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.17 to $30.42
• 50-Day Range: $29.73 to $38.99
• 52-Week Range: $26.39 to $41.22
• Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.32
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CarGurus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CarGurus scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CarGurus has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CarGurus has a consensus price target of $40.75, representing about 35.7% upside from its current price of $30.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CarGurus has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CarGurus are expected to grow by 21.20% in the coming year, from $2.17 to $2.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CarGurus is 16.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CarGurus is 16.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 210.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CarGurus has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. 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 7.62. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.92% 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 8.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CarGurus has recently increased by 13.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

CarGurus does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

CarGurus has a news sentiment score of 0.06. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for CarGurus this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added CarGurus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $1,981,734.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.19% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CARG
• CIK: 1494259
• Web: www.cargurus.com
• Phone: (617) 354-0068
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,218
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CarGurus: $40.75
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $33.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.83
• P/E Growth: 1.07
• Net Income: $155.90 million
• Net Margins: 18.06%
• Pretax Margin: 24.73%
• Return on Equity: 62.88%
• Return on Assets: 32.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.85
• Quick Ratio: 1.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $906.98 million
• Price / Sales: 2.95
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.73
• Book Value: $3.94 per share
• Price / Book: 7.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,070,000
• Free Float: 72,871,000
• Market Cap: $2.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22