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Cars.com (CARS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$11.89 +0.04 (+0.34%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Cars.com Stock (NYSE:CARS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.69
$12.13
50-Day Range
$10.05
$12.12
52-Week Range
$9.56
$21.24
Volume
980,043 shs
Average Volume
672,957 shs
Market Capitalization
$755.37 million
P/E Ratio
17.49
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$18.30
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Cars.com Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital automotive marketplace that connects local car dealers to consumers in the United States. The company offers a suite of digital solutions that creates connections between individuals researching cars or looking to purchase a car with car dealerships and automotive original equipment manufacturers. It also sells online subscription advertising products to car dealerships by its direct sales force, as well as through its affiliate sales channel. In addition, the company sells display advertising to national advertisers. Further, it offers online automotive marketplace service that connects buyers and sellers through Cars.com, Auto.com, DealerRater.com, NewCars.com, PickupTrucks.com, DealerInspire.com, and LaunchDigitalMarketing.com Websites. Its platform hosts approximately 4.9 million new and used vehicle listings and serves approximately 20,000 franchise and independent car dealers. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Cars.com Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

CARS MarketRank™: 

Cars.com scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 215 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cars.com has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cars.com has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Cars.com's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cars.com are expected to grow by 39.50% in the coming year, from $1.19 to $1.66 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cars.com is 17.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cars.com is 17.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 28.69.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cars.com has a P/B Ratio of 1.53. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cars.com's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.27% of the float of Cars.com has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cars.com has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 5.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cars.com does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cars.com does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.27% of the float of Cars.com has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cars.com has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 5.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Cars.com has a news sentiment score of -0.01. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Cars.com this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cars.com insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $299,602.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.12% of the stock of Cars.com is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.15% of the stock of Cars.com is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cars.com's insider trading history.
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CARS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cars.com's stock was trading at $17.33 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CARS stock has decreased by 30.5% and is now trading at $12.05.
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Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The business's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Cars.com subsidiaries include these companies: CreditIQ, Dealer Inspire, Launch Digital Marketing, DealerRater, PickupTrucks.com, Cars.com LLC, CreditIQ LLC, and more.

Shares of CARS 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 Cars.com investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
6/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
INTERNET COMMERCE
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NYSE:CARS
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:CARS
Employees
1,800
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$18.30
High Stock Price Target
$26.00
Low Stock Price Target
$12.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+51.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.72
Forward P/E Ratio
10.13
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$48.19 million
Pretax Margin
8.33%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$719.15 million
Cash Flow
$3.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.83
Book Value
$7.90 per share
Price / Book
1.53

Miscellaneous

Free Float
62,181,000
Market Cap
$765.54 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.84

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This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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