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

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$15.90 -0.61 (-3.66%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$16.05 +0.15 (+0.91%)
As of 02/21/2025 06:31 PM Eastern
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About Cars.com Stock (NYSE:CARS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.78
$16.72
50-Day Range
$15.91
$18.90
52-Week Range
$15.05
$21.24
Volume
641,585 shs
Average Volume
395,413 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.03 billion
P/E Ratio
27.42
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$23.00
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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58th Percentile Overall Score

CARS MarketRank™: 

Cars.com scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 216 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 2.50, and is based on 2 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 27.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cars.com is 27.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 25.34.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cars.com has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. 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

    2.86% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 3.68%, 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

    2.86% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 3.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Cars.com this week, compared to 31 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for CARS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $582,774.00 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 News Headlines

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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 stock has decreased by 8.2% and is now trading at $15.9050.
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Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.07. Cars.com's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Cars.com: CreditIQ, Dealer Inspire, Launch Digital Marketing, DealerRater, PickupTrucks.com, Cars.com LLC, CreditIQ LLC, and others.

Top institutional investors of Cars.com include FMR LLC (15.00%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.00%), Boston Partners (4.91%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.90%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Alex Vetter, Sonia Jain, Douglas Neal Miller, Angelique Strong Marks, Bryan Wiener, Thomas E Hale and James F Rogers.
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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), AUO (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/22/2024
Today
2/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Data processing & preparation
Sub-Industry
N/A
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:CARS
Employees
1,700
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$23.00
High Stock Price Target
$26.00
Low Stock Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+44.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$118.44 million
Pretax Margin
6.08%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$689.18 million
Cash Flow
$3.23 per share
Book Value
$7.43 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
63,367,000
Market Cap
$1.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.15

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This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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