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The price of Cars.com (NYSE: CARS) closed at $12.66 in the last session, up 0.56% from day before closing price of $12.59. In other words, the price has increased by $0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.34 million shares were traded. CARS stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.53.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CARS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.42. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 17 ’25 when Jain Sonia sold 11,400 shares for $13.45 per share. The transaction valued at 153,330 led to the insider holds 243,642 shares of the business.
SONIA JAIN bought 11,400 shares of CARS for $152,791 on Dec 17 ’25. On Dec 02 ’25, another insider, Crawford Matthew B., who serves as the Chief Product Innovation Off. of the company, sold 27,358 shares for $12.03 each. As a result, the insider received 329,117 and left with 71,103 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 777899968 and an Enterprise Value of 1172504960. As of this moment, Cars.com’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.629 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.395.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CARS is 1.45, which has changed by -0.29070425 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CARS has reached a high of $19.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CARS traded on average about 906.37K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1141830 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 60.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.60M. Insiders hold about 10.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.98% stake in the company. Shares short for CARS as of 1764288000 were 6824934 with a Short Ratio of 7.62, compared to 1761868800 on 6212506. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6824934 and a Short% of Float of 19.84.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Cars.com (CARS) is currently in progress, with 4.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.53, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.85 and $1.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.79. EPS for the following year is $2.24, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $2.48 and $1.96.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $183.29M. It ranges from a high estimate of $184.3M to a low estimate of $182M. As of. The current estimate, Cars.com’s year-ago sales were $180.43MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $184.15M. There is a high estimate of $185.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $183.5M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CARS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $723.7M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $721.49M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $722.67M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $719.15MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $745.54M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $748.75M and the low estimate is $742.6M.
