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In the latest session, Cars.com (NYSE: CARS) closed at $12.61 down -0.86% from its previous closing price of $12.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. CARS stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.525.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cars.com’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.
On August 09, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $25 to $19. On September 15, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $20.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on September 15, 2023, with a $20 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 08 ’25 when Crawford Matthew B. sold 15,000 shares for $11.77 per share. The transaction valued at 176,550 led to the insider holds 98,461 shares of the business.
Crawford Matthew B. bought 15,000 shares of CARS for $175,861 on Aug 08 ’25. On May 09 ’25, another insider, Vetter Thomas Alex, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 27,870 shares for $10.75 each. As a result, the insider paid 299,558 and bolstered with 844,897 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CARS now has a Market Capitalization of 774827712 and an Enterprise Value of 1222427648. As of this moment, Cars.com’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.703 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.771.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CARS is 1.77, which has changed by -0.26300406 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CARS has reached a high of $20.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.63%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CARS has traded an average of 839.92K shares per day and 849400 over the past ten days. A total of 61.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.49M. Insiders hold about 9.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.66% stake in the company. Shares short for CARS as of 1756425600 were 5933963 with a Short Ratio of 7.06, compared to 1753920000 on 4917182. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5933963 and a Short% of Float of 16.469998999999998.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 4.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.53, with high estimates of $0.58 and low estimates of $0.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.84 and $1.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.79. EPS for the following year is $2.21, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $2.47 and $2.0.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $181.37M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $182M to a low estimate of $180.97M. As of the current estimate, Cars.com’s year-ago sales were $179.65MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $183.66M. There is a high estimate of $184.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $182.8M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CARS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $723.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $721.69M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $722.74M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $719.15MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $743.67M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $751M and the low estimate is $738.6M.
