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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
0
Funds holding %
of 7,431 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
573% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.63M | Put options by funds: $687K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 2 (+1) [Q2]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $649M [Q1] → $685M (+$35.9M) [Q2]
1.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.97% [Q1] → 91.02% (+1.06%) [Q2]
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 233 [Q1] → 212 (-21) [Q2]
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 83
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 55
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$11
15%
downside
Avg. target
$18
38%
upside
High target
$25
92%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Barrington Research Gary Prestopino | 92%upside $25 | Outperform Reiterated | 21 Aug 2025 |
UBS Kunal Madhukar | 15%downside $11 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Aug 2025 |
B. Riley Securities Lee Krowl | 69%upside $22 | Buy Maintained | 8 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan Rajat Gupta | 8%upside $14 | Overweight Upgraded | 17 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about CARS published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 hours ago
Is Cars.com (CARS) Stock Undervalued Right Now?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Cars.com Inc. (CARS) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Katherine Chen - Vice President of Investor Relations Sonia Jain - Chief Financial Officer T. Alex Vetter - Co-Founder, CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Gary Frank Prestopino - Barrington Research Associates, Inc., Research Division Joseph Robert Spak - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Marvin Milton Fong - BTIG, LLC, Research Division Naved Ahmad Khan - B.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
Cars.com (CARS) Q2 EPS Misses by 2%
Cars.com (CARS) Q2 EPS Misses by 2%
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Wall Street Analysts Think Cars.com (CARS) Could Surge 30.08%: Read This Before Placing a Bet
The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 30.1% in Cars.com (CARS). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Is Cars.com (CARS) a Great Value Stock Right Now?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Cars.com (CARS) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for Cars.com (CARS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Cars.com (CARS) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates
Cars.com (CARS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.46 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.38 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Cars.com Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
Grew to 19,412 Dealer Customers, Driven by Strong Sequential Increase in Marketplace Subscriptions Achieved Record First Half 27.8MM Monthly Average Unique Visitors and 332MM Visits Repurchased 2.1 Million Shares, Representing 3% of Shares Outstanding Raising FY 2025 Share Repurchase Target to $70 to $90 Million CHICAGO , Aug. 7, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Cars.com (CARS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Cars.com (CARS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Negative
Benzinga
1 month ago
Cars.com Stock: Structural Recovery Lacks Confirmation
CARS CARS is currently in Phase 11 of its 18-Phase Adhishthana Cycle. While the stock may look attractive from a value standpoint, its structure still signals time and patience.
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