Cars.com Inc.
CARS
NYSE·Communication Services·Internet Content & Information·Mkt cap $654.1M
$11.70
▼ -2.01%
P/E
20.02
Mkt Cap
$654.1M
52-Wk Range
$7.40–$13.97
52-Week Range
$7.40 - $13.97
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Down 8.2% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Largest automotive marketplace with 19,000+ dealer relationships across all 50 states
- Integrated platform combining consumer shopping tools with dealer marketing solutions
- Brand recognition and 25+ year history as trusted automotive information source
- Network effects from connecting large dealer base with high-intent car shoppers
- Proprietary AI and digital retailing technology enhancing dealer capabilities
Bear Case
1 risk
- Above-average volatility (beta 1.6).
Growth
Stable outlook
Accelerating shift to digital car buying and research online
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Traditional Automotive peers
Momentum
Strong
+18.1% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CARS right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 5, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.51 vs $0.51 consensus (-0.6% surprise). Revenue of $179.9M vs $180.5M expected (-0.3%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-0.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+0%
-1%
-0%
+1%
+2%
+1%
+1%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$179.7M
$180.4M
$179.0M
$178.7M
$181.6M
$183.9M
$180.2M
$179.9M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
83.2%
Operating
15.5%
Profit
7.9%
Wall Street consensus
5 analysts · 40% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
40%
Hold
60%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Aug 7, 2026
vs Industry
How CARS stacks vs Internet Content & Information
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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