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The price of Cars.com (NYSE: CARS) closed at $12.04 in the last session, down -1.31% from day before closing price of $12.2. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. CARS stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.3161 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.015.
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 13.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.16. 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 739803776 and an Enterprise Value of 1135420800. As of this moment, Cars.com’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.577 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.161.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CARS is 1.45, which has changed by -0.29508197 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14778805 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 2.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.79%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CARS traded on average about 895.26K shares per day over the past 3-months and 879830 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 60.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.38M. Insiders hold about 10.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.95% stake in the company. Shares short for CARS as of 1765756800 were 6906146 with a Short Ratio of 7.71, compared to 1763078400 on 6600997. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6906146 and a Short% of Float of 20.07.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 4.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Cars.com (CARS) in the stock market.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.
