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

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$13.50 +0.23 (+1.73%)
As of 11:33 AM Eastern
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About Cars.com Stock (NYSE:CARS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.21
$13.62
50-Day Range
$11.83
$13.64
52-Week Range
$9.56
$20.47
Volume
104,251 shs
Average Volume
787,209 shs
Market Capitalization
$829.44 million
P/E Ratio
21.79
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$17.30
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Cars.com Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

CARS MarketRank™: 

Cars.com scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 210 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Cars.com has a consensus price target of $17.30, representing about 30.1% upside from its current price of $13.30.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cars.com has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • 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 21.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.13.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cars.com is 21.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.37.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cars.com has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. 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

    9.26% 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 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 4.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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

    9.26% 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 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 4.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Cars.com has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cars.com this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Cars.com to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cars.com insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $176,550.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.39% 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 News Headlines

Brokerages Set Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Target Price at $17.30
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CARS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cars.com's stock was trading at $17.33 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CARS shares have decreased by 23.2% and is now trading at $13.3020.

Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.04. Cars.com's revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Cars.com: CreditIQ, Dealer Inspire, Launch Digital Marketing, DealerRater, PickupTrucks.com, Cars.com LLC, CreditIQ LLC, and more.

Cars.com's top institutional shareholders include Hill Path Capital LP (3.28%), Brown Advisory Inc. (2.26%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.16%) and Par Capital Management Inc. (1.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Alex Vetter, Sonia Jain, Douglas Neal Miller, Angelique Strong Marks, Jill A Greenthal, Matthew B Crawford, Jr Donald A Mcgovern, Bryan Wiener and Thomas E Hale.
View institutional ownership trends
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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
8/07/2025
Today
9/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
INTERNET COMMERCE
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:CARS
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:CARS
CIK
1683606
Employees
1,800
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$25.00
Low Price Target
$11.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.62
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.42
Forward P/E Ratio
11.16
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$48.19 million
Net Margins
5.71%
Pretax Margin
7.44%
Return on Equity
17.43%
Return on Assets
7.91%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.94
Current Ratio
1.82
Quick Ratio
1.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$719.15 million
Price / Sales
1.13
Cash Flow
$3.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.33
Book Value
$7.90 per share
Price / Book
1.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
61,440,000
Free Float
59,976,000
Market Cap
$815.86 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.78

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This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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