NASDAQ:CARG CarGurus (CARG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $31.65 +0.60 (+1.93%) Closing price 03/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.54 -0.11 (-0.35%) As of 03/7/2025 04:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About CarGurus Stock (NASDAQ:CARG) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get CarGurus alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$30.35▼$31.6750-Day Range$30.75▼$40.5552-Week Range$21.18▼$41.33Volume1.22 million shsAverage Volume1.03 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.30 billionP/E Ratio175.84Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$38.41Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCarGurus, Inc. operates an online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, U.S. Marketplace and Digital Wholesale. The company provides an online automotive marketplace where customers can search for new and used car listings from its dealers and sell their car to dealers and other consumers; and paid listings subscriptions for enhanced access to its marketplace that connects dealers to a large audience of informed and engaged consumers. It also offers dealer and non-dealer advertising products for its websites and social media platforms. The company operates online marketplaces under the CarGurus brand in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom; Autolist and CarOffer brands in the United States; and PistonHeads brand in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as CarGurus LLC and changed its name to CarGurus, Inc. in June 2015. CarGurus, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Read More… Remove Ads CarGurus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks70th Percentile Overall ScoreCARG MarketRank™: CarGurus scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 90 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCarGurus has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCarGurus has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about CarGurus' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth43.97% Earnings GrowthEarnings for CarGurus are expected to grow by 43.97% in the coming year, from $1.41 to $2.03 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CarGurus is 175.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.85.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CarGurus is 175.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 18.51.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCarGurus has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCarGurus has a P/B Ratio of 5.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about CarGurus' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.25% of the float of CarGurus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCarGurus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CarGurus has recently increased by 0.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCarGurus does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCarGurus does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG0.8 / 5Environmental Score-3.32 Percentage of Shares Shorted6.25% of the float of CarGurus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCarGurus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CarGurus has recently increased by 0.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.08 News SentimentCarGurus has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for CarGurus this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for CARG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 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 Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $2,204,338.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders17.20% 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 Institutions86.90% of the stock of CarGurus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about CarGurus' insider trading history. Receive CARG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CarGurus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CARG Stock News HeadlinesExamining Cashflow Against CarGurus' EarningsFebruary 28, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCarGurus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARG) Receives $38.59 Average Target Price from BrokeragesFebruary 27, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comFort Knox Truth Bomb—Gold Set to SkyrocketOwning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. I’ve found a better way to invest in gold—one that’s already performing nearly twice as well as gold this year and looks ready to go much higher. If you wait for the news to hit, you’ll already be too late.March 8, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Latest CarGurus Brand Campaign Celebrates Life’s Big Deal Moments, Like Buying a CarFebruary 26, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comLatest CarGurus Brand Campaign Celebrates Life's Big Deal Moments, Like Buying a CarFebruary 26, 2025 | globenewswire.comBTIG Remains a Buy on CarGurus (CARG)February 25, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comCarGurus price target lowered to $42 from $44 at OppenheimerFebruary 25, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comResults: CarGurus, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New ForecastsFebruary 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines CARG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CARG shares performed this year? CarGurus' stock was trading at $36.54 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CARG shares have decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $31.65. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were CarGurus' earnings last quarter? CarGurus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARG) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.06. The business earned $228.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $231.72 million. CarGurus had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.14% and a net margin of 2.34%. When did CarGurus IPO? CarGurus (CARG) raised $132 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, October 12th 2017. The company issued 9,400,000 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Allen & Company and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and JMP Securities, Raymond James and William Blair were co-managers. Who are CarGurus' major shareholders? CarGurus' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.34%), Wellington Management Group LLP (6.89%), ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (4.94%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason Trevisan, Samuel Zales, Matthew Todd Quinn, Scot Christopher Fredo, Andrea Lee Eldridge, Zachary Emerson Hallowell, Javier Esquivel Zamora and Dafna Sarnoff. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of CarGurus? Shares of CARG 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. What other stocks do shareholders of CarGurus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CarGurus investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/20/2025Today3/07/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorAuto/Tires/Trucks Industry Data processing & preparation Sub-IndustryBusiness Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:CARG CIK1494259 Webwww.cargurus.com Phone(617) 354-0068FaxN/AEmployees1,343Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$38.41 High Stock Price Target$46.00 Low Stock Price Target$27.00 Potential Upside/Downside+21.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.91 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.18 Trailing P/E Ratio175.84 Forward P/E Ratio22.45 P/E Growth1.72Net Income$31.10 million Net Margins2.34% Pretax Margin-5.30% Return on Equity27.14% Return on Assets16.99% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.95 Quick Ratio2.95 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$894.38 million Price / Sales3.70 Cash Flow$0.87 per share Price / Cash Flow36.30 Book Value$5.70 per share Price / Book5.55Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares104,416,000Free Float85,870,000Market Cap$3.30 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.52 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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