CARS Stock Overview
An audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Cars.com Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$11.29 |
| 52 Week High | US$21.24 |
| 52 Week Low | US$9.87 |
| Beta | 1.93 |
| 1 Month Change | 0.18% |
| 3 Month Change | -36.00% |
| 1 Year Change | -30.18% |
| 3 Year Change | -6.15% |
| 5 Year Change | 178.77% |
| Change since IPO | -54.25% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Investors Give Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares A 35% Hiding
Feb 28
Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 23Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge
Nov 23Cars.com Contends With Uneven Dealer Demand (Downgrade)
Nov 19Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders
Nov 14Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?
Sep 18
Accu-Trade And OEM Synergies Spark Revenue Surge And Margin Expansion
Sep 15 Expanded market presence and enhanced service offerings through dealer base growth and ARPD maintenance suggest potential for revenue increase.Cars.com Is Not In The Growth Race
Aug 28Improved Earnings Required Before Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares Find Their Feet
Jun 20Is Now The Time To Put Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) On Your Watchlist?
May 10We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 15Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) After Its Full-Year Report
Feb 24Getting In Cheap On Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Is Unlikely
Jan 03Here's Why We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Dec 12Cars.com Improves Guidance As Car Market Shifts (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 20Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 22Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?
Aug 07Cars.com: Still Strong Trends But Upside Is Limited
Aug 02With EPS Growth And More, Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Makes An Interesting Case
Jun 27Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 44% Above Its Share Price
Jun 08Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 15Is There Now An Opportunity In Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?
May 02Shareholder Returns
| CARS | US Interactive Media and Services | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.4% | -6.2% | -3.0% |
| 1Y | -30.2% | -0.8% | 4.6% |
Return vs Industry: CARS underperformed the US Interactive Media and Services industry which returned -0.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CARS underperformed the US Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CARS volatility | |
|---|---|
| CARS Average Weekly Movement | 9.4% |
| Interactive Media and Services Industry Average Movement | 9.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.7% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.9% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 4.0% |
Stable Share Price: CARS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: CARS's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,800 | T. Vetter | www.cars.com |
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers cars commerce platforms, such as Marketplace, allowing OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory and allowing consumers to add and save vehicles to virtual garage and track the Cars.com market value of current vehicle, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools and access to in-market consumers who are ready to trade-in its vehicle for a new one. It also provides website creation and platform hosting; digital retailing solutions; and trade and appraisal product, including AccuTrade, uses real-time market data and diagnostic scans to determine the right trade-in offer for every VIN in minutes.
Cars.com Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| CARS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$711.90m |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$48.19m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$719.15m |
15.0x
P/E Ratio1.0x
P/S RatioIs CARS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CARS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$719.15m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$238.26m |
| Gross Profit | US$480.89m |
| Other Expenses | US$432.70m |
| Earnings | US$48.19m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.75 |
| Gross Margin | 66.87% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.70% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 89.0% |
How did CARS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/04/17 22:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Cars.com Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Gary Prestopino | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Daniel Kurnos | Benchmark Company |
| Sameet Sinha | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |