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Cars.com NYSE:CARS Stock Report

Last Price

US$18.86

Market Cap

US$1.2b

7D

9.9%

1Y

8.2%

Updated

29 Jan, 2025

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Cars.com Inc.

NYSE:CARS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

CARS Stock Overview

An audience-driven technology company, that provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. More details

CARS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 69.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 22.04% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Profit margins (5.5%) are lower than last year (17.8%)

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Large one-off items impacting financial results


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Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 7 Analysts

AccuTrade's Digital Solutions Will Improve Dealer Engagement And Efficiency

Key Takeaways AccuTrade's operation-centricity and direct inventory acquisition from customers enhance profitability, potentially increasing Cars.com's revenue and net margins. Digital solutions and technological investments boost dealer engagement, operational efficiency, ARPD, and revenue growth, benefiting Cars.com's earnings and shareholder value.
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US$22.29
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15.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
4.18%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Cars.com Inc. Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Cars.com
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$18.86
52 Week HighUS$21.24
52 Week LowUS$15.05
Beta2.15
1 Month Change8.39%
3 Month Change17.95%
1 Year Change8.20%
3 Year Change20.98%
5 Year Change43.42%
Change since IPO-23.58%

Recent News & Updates

Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 23
Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge

Nov 23
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge

Cars.com Contends With Uneven Dealer Demand (Downgrade)

Nov 19

Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Nov 14
Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Recent updates

Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 23
Does Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge

Nov 23
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) 26% Share Price Surge

Cars.com Contends With Uneven Dealer Demand (Downgrade)

Nov 19

Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Nov 14
Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Shareholders

Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Sep 18
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Cars.com Is Not In The Growth Race

Aug 28

Improved Earnings Required Before Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares Find Their Feet

Jun 20
Improved Earnings Required Before Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Shares Find Their Feet

Is Now The Time To Put Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) On Your Watchlist?

May 10
Is Now The Time To Put Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) On Your Watchlist?

We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 15
We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) After Its Full-Year Report

Feb 24
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) After Its Full-Year Report

Getting In Cheap On Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Is Unlikely

Jan 03
Getting In Cheap On Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) Is Unlikely

Here's Why We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Dec 12
Here's Why We Think Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Cars.com Improves Guidance As Car Market Shifts (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 20

Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 22
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

Aug 07
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

Cars.com: Still Strong Trends But Upside Is Limited

Aug 02

With EPS Growth And More, Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Makes An Interesting Case

Jun 27
With EPS Growth And More, Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Makes An Interesting Case

Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 44% Above Its Share Price

Jun 08
Cars.com Inc.'s (NYSE:CARS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 44% Above Its Share Price

Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 15
Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is There Now An Opportunity In Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

May 02
Is There Now An Opportunity In Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS)?

Cars.com Q4 Earnings Preview: Path Towards 5% Buybacks

Feb 21

Cars.com: Still Strong Trends And Upside Potential

Jan 25

Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Dec 11
Is Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) A Risky Investment?

Shareholder Returns

CARSUS Interactive Media and ServicesUS Market
7D9.9%2.8%-0.2%
1Y8.2%40.1%23.7%

Return vs Industry: CARS underperformed the US Interactive Media and Services industry which returned 40.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CARS underperformed the US Market which returned 23.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CARS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CARS volatility
CARS Average Weekly Movement5.0%
Interactive Media and Services Industry Average Movement8.4%
Market Average Movement6.5%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.3%

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 (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19981,700T. Vetterwww.cars.com

Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, that provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. Its Cars Commerce platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, enable dealers and automotive manufacturers; connect sellers with ready-to-buy shoppers that provide financing tools with instant online loan screening and approvals; and empower shoppers with the resources and digital tools needed to make car buying decisions.

Cars.com Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Cars.com's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CARS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.20b
Earnings (TTM)US$39.23m
Revenue (TTM)US$718.33m

31.1x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Is CARS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CARS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$718.33m
Cost of RevenueUS$233.64m
Gross ProfitUS$484.69m
Other ExpensesUS$445.46m
EarningsUS$39.23m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.61
Gross Margin67.47%
Net Profit Margin5.46%
Debt/Equity Ratio92.5%

How did CARS perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/29 00:40
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/29 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Cars.com Inc. is covered by 13 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.

AnalystInstitution
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Daniel KurnosBenchmark Company
Sameet SinhaB. Riley Securities, Inc.