NYSE:CARS Cars.com Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Cars.com Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $8.72 -0.41 (-4.49 %) (As of 09/17/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$8.56Now: $8.72▼$8.9050-Day Range$6.89MA: $8.63▼$9.6752-Week Range$3.25Now: $8.72▼$13.55Volume1.13 million shsAverage Volume1.60 million shsMarket Capitalization$585.98 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta2.16 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCars.com has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $10.58, Cars.com has a forecasted upside of 21.4% from its current price of $8.72.Amount of Analyst CoverageCars.com has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesCars.com has received 207 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCars.com has received 211 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCars.com has received 50.48% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cars.com and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CARS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CARS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCars.com does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCars.com does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cars.com insiders have bought 251.02% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $102,000.00 in company stock and sold $29,058.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.47% of the stock of Cars.com is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.76% of the stock of Cars.com is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cars.com are expected to grow by 17.76% in the coming year, from $1.07 to $1.26 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cars.com is -0.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cars.com is -0.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCars.com has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.01 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Data processing & preparation Sub-IndustryN/A SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNYSE:CARS Previous SymbolNASDAQ:CARS CUSIPN/A CIK1683606 Webwww.cars.com Phone312-601-5000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.85 Current Ratio1.49 Quick Ratio1.49Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio8.15 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$606.68 million Price / Sales0.97 Cash Flow$10.02 per share Price / Cash Flow0.87 Book Value$17.09 per share Price / Book0.51Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.45 Net Income$-445,320,000.00 Net Margins-224.10% Return on Equity11.67% Return on Assets5.38%Miscellaneous Employees1,500 Outstanding Shares67,200,000Market Cap$585.98 million Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $8.72 -0.41 (-4.49 %) (As of 09/17/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive CARS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CARS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Frequently Asked Questions How has Cars.com's stock price been impacted by COVID-19? Cars.com's stock was trading at $6.13 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CARS stock has increased by 42.3% and is now trading at $8.72. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Cars.com? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cars.com in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Cars.com. When is Cars.com's next earnings date? Cars.com is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cars.com. How were Cars.com's earnings last quarter? Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.66) by $0.78. The firm earned $102.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $94.32 million. Cars.com had a positive return on equity of 11.67% and a negative net margin of 224.10%. View Cars.com's earnings history. What price target have analysts set for CARS? 7 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Cars.com's shares. Their forecasts range from $7.50 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Cars.com's share price to reach $10.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Cars.com. Are investors shorting Cars.com? Cars.com saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 7,710,000 shares, a decrease of 12.6% from the July 30th total of 8,820,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,430,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.4 days. Currently, 11.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Cars.com's Short Interest. Who are some of Cars.com's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Cars.com include Shutterstock (SSTK), SciPlay (SCPL), Upwork (UPWK), Yext (YEXT), Computer Services (CSVI), 8X8 (EGHT), CSG Systems International (CSGS), So-Young International (SY), Bitauto (BITA), Carbonite (CARB), Tucows (TCX), Sohu.com (SOHU), Trivago (TRVG), Brightcove (BCOV) and Nkarta (BLCT). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Cars.com own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cars.com investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU), Pfizer (PFE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Costco Wholesale (COST), Intel (INTC), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Lowe's Companies (LOW). Who are Cars.com's key executives? Cars.com's management team includes the following people: Mr. T. Alex Vetter, Co-Founder, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 47)Mr. James F. Rogers, Chief Legal Officer (Age 65)Mr. John Clavadetscher, Chief Revenue Officer (Age 44)Mr. William Swislow, Co-FounderMs. Becky A. Sheehan, Exec. VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 52) What is Cars.com's stock symbol? Cars.com trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CARS." Who are Cars.com's major shareholders? Cars.com's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.18%), Ninety One UK Ltd (7.49%), Prudential Financial Inc. (3.38%), LSV Asset Management (3.30%), Federated Hermes Inc. (2.97%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.49%). Company insiders that own Cars.com stock include Becky A Sheehan, Bryan Wiener, Douglas Neal Miller, James F Rogers, Jr Donald A Mcgovern, Michael Joseph Kelly and Thomas Alex Vetter. View institutional ownership trends for Cars.com. Which institutional investors are selling Cars.com stock? CARS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ninety One UK Ltd, Sessa Capital IM L.P., Vanguard Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., LSV Asset Management, Formula Growth Ltd., Prudential Financial Inc., and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Cars.com. Which institutional investors are buying Cars.com stock? CARS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Federated Hermes Inc., River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, RBF Capital LLC, Bridgeway Capital Management Inc., Leap Investments LP, and Tudor Investment Corp Et Al. Company insiders that have bought Cars.com stock in the last two years include Becky A Sheehan, Bryan Wiener, James F Rogers, Jr Donald A Mcgovern, Michael Joseph Kelly, and Thomas Alex Vetter. View insider buying and selling activity for Cars.com. How do I buy shares of Cars.com? Shares of CARS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Cars.com's stock price today? One share of CARS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.72. How big of a company is Cars.com? Cars.com has a market capitalization of $585.98 million and generates $606.68 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-445,320,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.45 on an earnings per share basis. Cars.com employs 1,500 workers across the globe. What is Cars.com's official website? The official website for Cars.com is www.cars.com. How can I contact Cars.com? Cars.com's mailing address is 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The company can be reached via phone at 312-601-5000 or via email at [email protected]ars.com. This page was last updated on 9/18/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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