Cars.com Inc. CARS
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11.24 USD -0.17 -1.49%
At close · Oct 30
11.24 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:01 PM ET
11.19 Day range 11.53
7.58 52-week range 13.50
- YTD
- -7.87%
- 1 year
- +5.94%
- Open
- 11.29
- Prev close
- 11.41
- Mkt cap
- 601.71M
- Vol
- 802.42K
- Avg vol
- 663.86K
- EPS
- 0.57
- P/E
- 19.72
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 11.19
- High
- 11.53
- Forward P/E
- 21.62
- Beta
- 2.15
- Short ratio
- 4.58
- Inst. own
- 93.51%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Earnings
- Feb 27, 2025
- 50-d avg
- 17.28
- 200-d avg
- 17.99
- 1y target
- 19.86
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 7, 2024Earnings: 0.41; estimate 0.44; surprise -6.82%
- Nov 13, 2024Rating: Barrington Research · Outperform → Outperform
- Jan 28, 2025Rating: Barrington Research · Outperform → Outperform
- Feb 24, 2025Rating: Barrington Research · Outperform → Outperform
- Feb 27, 2025Earnings: —; estimate 0.52; surprise —%
- Feb 27, 2025Rating: Barrington Research · Outperform → Outperform
- Feb 28, 2025Rating: DA Davidson · Buy → Buy
- Feb 28, 2025Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
Signals (68)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 2026 | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 14, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 6, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 25, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 4, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 2, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 1, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 31, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 28, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 16, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 26, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 25, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 24, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 27, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 21, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 7, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 7, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 7, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 5, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 24, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 16, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 10, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 18, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Feb 26, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 24, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 18, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 27, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 23, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 22, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 23, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 16, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 2, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Feb 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 853.91M
- Enterprise value
- 1.41B
- Trailing P/E
- 22.36
- Forward P/E
- 21.62
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 1.19
- Price / book
- 1.71
- EPS (TTM)
- 0.59
- Beta
- 2.15
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 5.46%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 718.33M
- Revenue growth
- 3.10%
- Free cash flow
- 118.00M
- Total cash
- 49.57M
- Total debt
- 464.98M
- Return on equity
- 7.96%
- Shares outstanding
- 64.74M
- Short % of float
- 4.98%
- 50-day average
- 17.28
- 200-day average
- 17.99
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
Buy
Price target (mean) 19.86 +76.7% upside
Now 11.24
- Target (low)
- 13.50
- Target (mean)
- 19.86
- Target (high)
- 25.00
Ratings (0m) 7 4 buy · 2 hold · 1 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy3
- Hold2
- Sell1
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 27, 2025
Expected Feb 27, 2025. Consensus EPS estimate 0.50813.
Financials — quick view
CARS Revenue — quarterly 179.93M
CARS Net income — quarterly 14.26M
CARS EPS — quarterly 0.26
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2025 | Dec 1, 2024 | 0.52 | — | — | — |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 0.44 | 0.41 | -0.03 | -6.82% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 0.47 | 0.38 | -0.09 | -19.15% |
| May 9, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.08 | 0.01 | -0.07 | -87.50% |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.20 | 0.12 | -0.08 | -40.00% |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | 0.10 | 0.07 | -0.03 | -30.00% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Feb 28, 2025 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
About Cars.com Inc.
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, that provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. Its Cars Commerce platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, enable dealers and automotive manufacturers; connect sellers with ready-to-buy shoppers that provide financing tools with instant online loan screening and approvals; and empower shoppers with the resources and digital tools needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products, such as marketplace subscription advertising packages to dealer customers; digital solutions, including website creation and platform hosting, vehicle acquisition and valuation, digital retailing, and review and reputation management; and media products comprising display advertising, social selling, digital advertising, and in-market video services, as well as non-subscription digital advertising services to dealer customers. The company serves dealer customers, which included franchise and independent dealers. Its customers are local dealers, OEMs, and other national advertisers and lenders. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto & Truck Dealerships
- Country
- United States
- Website
- cars.com
News
- Cars.com Appoints Mausam Bhatt Chief Product Officer to Accelerate Marketplace Innovation
- Cars.com to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- BROAD ARROW PRESENTS A STUNNING SELECTION OF CURATED COLLECTOR CARS AT ITS SECOND ZÜRICH AUCTION
- Cars.com Announces Inducement Award Under NYSE Rule 303A.08
- Is Cars.com (CARS) a Great Value Stock Right Now?
- UBS Maintains Neutral on Cars.com, Lowers Price Target to $11.5
- Cars.com Appoints Trent Ziegler CFO, Effective Nov. 6, Succeeding Sonia Jain
- Cars.com Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition
- Do Options Traders Know Something About Cars.com Stock We Don't?
- SERIOUSLY COOL CARS WITH EXCEPTIONAL PROVENANCE AT BROAD ARROW'S 2026 ZOUTE LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTIONS
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD MATTHEW B | Officer | Sale | Nov 7, 2024 | 84,708 |
| GREENTHAL JILL A | Director | Sale | Dec 1, 2024 | 90,973 |
| JAIN SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Nov 26, 2024 | 204,200 |
| KELLY MICHAEL JOSEPH | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 4, 2024 | 91,058 |
| MCGOVERN DONALD A JR. | Director | Stock Gift | Nov 24, 2024 | 74,328 |
| REVELLE GREG | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 4, 2024 | 98,925 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 15.22% | 9,854,711 | 129.98M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| FMR, LLC | 15.00% | 9,710,890 | 128.09M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 11.00% | 7,121,007 | 93.93M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Boston Partners | 4.91% | 3,178,426 | 41.92M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.90% | 3,172,706 | 41.85M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 3.95% | 2,559,142 | 33.76M | Dec 30, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core S&P Smallcap ETF | 5.94% | 3,844,760 | 50.71M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund | 4.67% | 3,021,998 | 39.86M | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Pacer Small Cap U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF | 3.77% | 2,439,713 | 32.18M | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.07% | 1,987,581 | 26.22M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.76% | 1,788,048 | 23.58M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.43% | 1,572,310 | 20.74M | Sep 29, 2024 |