Cars.com
CARS
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
246% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.63M | Put options by funds: $1.34M
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] → $687M (+$38M) [Q2]
1.34% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.97% [Q1] → 91.3% (+1.34%) [Q2]
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 233 [Q1] → 214 (-19) [Q2]
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 84
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
4 analyst ratings
Barrington Research
Gary Prestopino
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$25
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Outperform
Reiterated
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21 Aug 2025 |
UBS
Kunal Madhukar
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$11
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Neutral
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
B. Riley Securities
Lee Krowl
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$22
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Buy
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan
Rajat Gupta
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$14
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Overweight
Upgraded
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17 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about CARS published over the past 30 days