NYSE:CARS Cars.com (CARS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $17.41 -0.05 (-0.29%) (As of 09:46 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Cars.com Stock (NYSE:CARS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Cars.com alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$17.31▼$17.5550-Day Range$15.35▼$20.1052-Week Range$15.05▼$21.24Volume22,898 shsAverage Volume496,384 shsMarket Capitalization$1.13 billionP/E Ratio30.02Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$23.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCars.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… Cars.com Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreCARS MarketRank™: Cars.com scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCars.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 CoverageCars.com has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Cars.com's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth44.35% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cars.com are expected to grow by 44.35% in the coming year, from $1.15 to $1.66 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cars.com is 30.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cars.com is 30.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 108.98.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCars.com has a P/B Ratio of 2.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.67% of the float of Cars.com has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCars.com has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCars.com does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCars.com does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.67% of the float of Cars.com has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCars.com has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cars.com has recently increased by 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.74 News SentimentCars.com has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cars.com this week, compared to 43 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for CARS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 2.12% of the stock of Cars.com is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.15% 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. Receive CARS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cars.com and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CARS Stock News HeadlinesCars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Director Jill A. Greenthal Sells 4,524 SharesNovember 30, 2024 | insidertrades.com2025 Trends: Car Prices Remain Stubbornly High in New Year and Potential Tariffs Could Add Pressure, But Shoppers May Find Silver Lining in New Affordable Inventory, According to Cars.comDecember 17, 2024 | prnewswire.comWhy I'm telling friends to avoid gold stocksBack in November, gold made a tiny move of 1.6%. But according to my backtesting by using a special type of gold trade, I would have seen a 141% gain in just a week. It happened again in March. Gold nudged up 1.2%. This time? A 104% overnight gain. And in June? A 1% gold move turned into a 74% gain in two weeks. Granted, there would have been smaller wins and those that did not work out, but you see, there's a reason I'm telling all my friends to hold off from buying gold or regular gold stocks right now. There's a more lucrative way to play the gold market as we enter a new breakout period. It's all about catching what I call "Acceleration Cycles."December 23, 2024 | DTI (Ad)Cars.com price target raised to $25 from $23 at BTIGDecember 4, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comCars.com (CARS) Lowered Its Guidance In Q3 Due To a Cyber AttackNovember 29, 2024 | msn.comCars.com: Strategic Positioning and Growth Potential Justify Buy RatingNovember 21, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comCars.com Contends With Uneven Dealer Demand (Downgrade)November 19, 2024 | seekingalpha.comCars.Com Parent CEO Celebrates First Decade Leading By Looking AheadNovember 15, 2024 | forbes.comSee More Headlines CARS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CARS shares performed this year? Cars.com's stock was trading at $18.97 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CARS shares have decreased by 8.0% and is now trading at $17.46. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Cars.com's earnings last quarter? Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.07. Cars.com's revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Does Cars.com have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Cars.com: CreditIQ, Dealer Inspire, Launch Digital Marketing, DealerRater, PickupTrucks.com, Cars.com LLC, CreditIQ LLC, and others. Who are Cars.com's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Cars.com include FMR LLC (15.30%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (3.78%), State Street Corp (3.74%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.26%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Cars.com? 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Cars.com own? 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 Earnings2/22/2024Today12/23/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Data processing & preparation Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:CARS Previous SymbolNASDAQ:CARS CUSIPN/A CIK1683606 Webwww.cars.com Phone312-601-5000Fax312-601-5755Employees1,700Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$23.00 High Stock Price Target$26.00 Low Stock Price Target$20.00 Potential Upside/Downside+31.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.58 Trailing P/E Ratio30.10 Forward P/E Ratio15.18 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$118.44 million Net Margins5.46% Pretax Margin6.08% Return on Equity9.99% Return on Assets4.33% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.93 Current Ratio1.79 Quick Ratio1.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$718.33 million Price / Sales1.57 Cash Flow$3.02 per share Price / Cash Flow5.78 Book Value$7.43 per share Price / Book2.35Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares64,739,000Free Float63,367,000Market Cap$1.13 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.12 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own in 2025Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2025 and why they should be in your portfolio. 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