Ratio Analysis: Unpacking CarGurus Inc (CARG)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $33.16 in the prior trading day, CarGurus Inc (NASDAQ: CARG) closed at $33.22, up 0.18%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. CARG stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $33.22.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CARG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.51 and its Current Ratio is at 2.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Gordon Haskett on July 14, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $35.

JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on March 27, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $34.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 16 ’25 when Zales Samuel sold 10,000 shares for $33.88 per share. The transaction valued at 338,800 led to the insider holds 461,821 shares of the business.

Hallowell Zachary Emerson sold 1,733 shares of CARG for $58,645 on Jul 17 ’25. The CEO, CarOffer now owns 117,045 shares after completing the transaction at $33.84 per share. On Jul 17 ’25, another insider, Hallowell Zachary Emerson, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,733 shares for $33.84 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CARG now has a Market Capitalization of 3283684096 and an Enterprise Value of 3330966528. As of this moment, CarGurus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 93.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.686 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.936.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CARG is 1.42, which has changed by 0.2817936 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CARG has reached a high of $41.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.05%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 874.06K shares per day over the past 3-months and 769150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 84.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.63M. Insiders hold about 18.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.87% stake in the company. Shares short for CARG as of 1749772800 were 3474780 with a Short Ratio of 3.74, compared to 1747267200 on 7324367. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3474780 and a Short% of Float of 6.0599998.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

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