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In the latest session, Cars.com (NYSE: CARS) closed at $10.66 down -1.93% from its previous closing price of $10.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. CARS stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.913 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.605.
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 21.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.65 and its Current Ratio is at 1.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.93.
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 the company, JP Morgan on August 09, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $19 from $25 previously.
On September 15, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $20.
On July 20, 2023, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $26.B. Riley Securities initiated its Buy rating on July 20, 2023, with a $26 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 May 09 ’25 when Vetter Thomas Alex bought 27,870 shares for $10.75 per share. The transaction valued at 299,558 led to the insider holds 844,897 shares of the business.
Greenthal Jill A sold 10,990 shares of CARS for $218,152 on Dec 02 ’24. The Director now owns 90,973 shares after completing the transaction at $19.85 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, Greenthal Jill A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 10,990 shares for $19.80 each.
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 670372224 and an Enterprise Value of 1114955136. As of this moment, Cars.com’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.553 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.227.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CARS is 1.83, which has changed by -0.42284787 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CARS has reached a high of $21.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.23%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CARS has traded an average of 979.30K shares per day and 1051360 over the past ten days. A total of 63.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.97M. Insiders hold about 9.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.52% stake in the company. Shares short for CARS as of 1745971200 were 3662350 with a Short Ratio of 3.74, compared to 1743379200 on 2558942. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3662350 and a Short% of Float of 10.26.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
