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About: Cars.com Inc is an online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles. It is an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry. The company brands include Dealer Inspire, DealerRater, FUEL, Accu-Trade, PickupTrucks.com, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com., websites directed towards different consumer segments.
Employees: 1,800
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
48% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.4M | Put options by funds: $2.3M
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 29
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 73
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 227 [Q4 2024] → 231 (+4) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
1.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.07% [Q4 2024] → 89.9% (-1.18%) [Q1 2025]
36% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.02B [Q4 2024] → $649M (-$373M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$12
17%
upside
Avg. target
$13
26%
upside
High target
$14
36%
upside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
2 neutral
100%
0 negative
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UBS Kunal Madhukar | 17%upside $12 | Neutral Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Rajat Gupta | 36%upside $14 | Neutral Maintained | 27 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
2025 KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID NAMED AMONG LIST OF CARS.COM'S BEST HYBRIDS FOR THE MONEY
IRVINE, Calif. , May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid has been recognized in Cars.com's list of Best Hybrids for the Money, taking the win in the Compact SUV category.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Cars.com to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
CHICAGO , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a " Cars Commerce Inc " or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that Alex Vetter, Chief Executive Officer of Cars Commerce and Sonia Jain, Chief Financial Officer of Cars Commerce will participate at the following investor conference: J.P. Morgan 53rd Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Date: May 13, 2025 Presentation Time: 3:30 p.m.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Cars.com, Inc. (CARS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Cars.com, Inc. (NYSE:CARS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Catherine Chen - VP, IR Alex Vetter - CEO Sonia Jain - CFO Conference Call Participants Naved Khan - B. Riley Securities Rajat Gupta - JPMorgan Tom White - D.A Davidson Marvin Fong - BTIG Joe Spak - UBS Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Cars.com First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Cars.com (CARS) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Cars.com (CARS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Cars.com (CARS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates
Cars.com (CARS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.39 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.01 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Cars.com Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Delivered Q1 Revenue of $179 Million, Driven by OEM and National Revenue Growth of 6% YoY Reached 19,250 Dealer Customers, Reflecting Strong Solutions Adoption Achieved New Quarterly Record of 29 Million Average Monthly Unique Visitors Repurchased 1.6 Million Shares CHICAGO , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc . (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
CARS to Announce First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
CHICAGO , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a " Cars Commerce Inc " or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for April 24th
AMPY, CARS and CLB have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on April 24, 2025.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Strong Automotive Sales in First Quarter Mask Growing Affordability Concerns as Tariffs Threaten Entry-Priced Inventory, According to Cars Commerce's Industry Insights Q1 Report
Despite soft start, March auto sales soar to sixth-highest in 50 years1 as looming tariffs fuel early demand CHICAGO , April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a " Cars Commerce Inc ."), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, reveals notable changes to the automotive industry in its Industry Insights Q1 Report.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for April 14th
AIRS, CG and CARS have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on April 14, 2025.
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