Cars.com Inc

Cars.com Inc (CARS) Stock Analysis

$10.170

-0.040 (-0.39%)At close

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High
10.260
Open
10.110
VWAP
10.15
Volume
528.09K
Mkt Cap
1.31B
Low
10.010
Amount
5.36M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
5.07

Cars.com Inc. is an audience-powered and data-driven technology platform for buying and selling cars. Its Cars.com marketplace connects consumers to dealerships across the United States, powering the car buying experience with artificial intelligence (AI) shopping tools and vehicle reviews and content. Its interconnected ecosystem of products enables dealers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to sell more cars by leveraging its marketplace, dealer websites, trade and appraisal tools and in-market media solutions. Its platform provides local dealers, OEMs, dealer groups and auto-adjacent companies with a variety of digital and media solutions to improve marketing and operations. It enables dealers and OEMs to professionally merchandise inventory to shoppers. It offers dealers with packages that include reputation management technology and digital financing tools, with additional functionality like media solutions for upper-tier packages.

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AI analysis of Cars.com Inc (CARS)

Hold

Currently, Cars.com Inc is not a strong buy due to mixed signals in its financial performance and analyst ratings. The current price is $10.21, which is below the average analyst target of $11.50, suggesting limited upside potential. The RSI is at 61.79, indicating it is nearing overbought territory, while the forward P/E ratio is low at 4.48, suggesting potential value. However, the stock has a significant risk with a recent 20-day change of -8.35%, indicating volatility and uncertainty in the market.

Analyst Ratings (3)

+90.07% upside
Buy
2 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 10.17
Low
16.00
Average
19.33
High
25.00

UBS

2026-10-07

Price Target

$13

Neutral

UBS

2026-05-08

Price Target

$12

Neutral

JPMorgan

2026-05-08

Price Target

$11

Neutral

B. Riley

2026-05-08

Price Target

$13

Neutral

UBS

2026-02-27

Price Target

$11

Neutral

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Cars.com Inc (CARS) is 4.48, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 7.16.

Forward P/E

Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
7.16
Current P/E
4.48
Overvalued
8.85
Undervalued
5.47

Forward EV/EBITDA

Undervalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
7.01
Current EV/EBITDA
5.07
Overvalued
8.18
Undervalued
5.84

Forward P/S

Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
1.34
Current P/S
0.73
Overvalued
1.71
Undervalued
0.97

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for CARS

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%CARS

$8.82

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%CARS

$8.80

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%CARS

$7.08

Scenario price

Whales holding CARS

P

Pale Fire Capital SE

+ HoldingCARS

-1.86%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-09-30 (ET)

16:30:00

Cars.com Appoints Trent Ziegler as CFO

2026-08-06 (ET)

08:00:00

OEM and National Revenue Under Advertising Investment Pressure

08:00:00

Cars.com Reports Q2 Revenue of $179.93M

08:00:00

Adjusted EBITDA Margin Expected Between 29.0% to 30.0%

2026-06-11 (ET)

17:00:00

Cars.com Appoints Sarah Kettler as Chief Marketing Officer

News

CARS FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Cars.com Inc. is an audience-powered and data-driven technology platform for buying and selling cars. Its Cars.com marketplace connects consumers to dealerships across the United States, powering the car buying experience with artificial intelligence (AI) shopping tools and vehicle reviews and content. Its interconnected ecosystem of products enables dealers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to sell more cars by leveraging its marketplace, dealer websites, trade and appraisal tools and in-market media solutions. Its platform provides local dealers, OEMs, dealer groups and auto-adjacent companies with a variety of digital and media solutions to improve marketing and operations. It enables dealers and OEMs to professionally merchandise inventory to shoppers. It offers dealers with packages that include reputation management technology and digital financing tools, with additional functionality like media solutions for upper-tier packages. It operates in the Technology sector (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION industry).

Currently, Cars.com Inc is not a strong buy due to mixed signals in its financial performance and analyst ratings. The current price is $10.21, which is below the average analyst target of $11.50, suggesting limited upside potential. The RSI is at 61.79, indicating it is nearing overbought territory, while the forward P/E ratio is low at 4.48, suggesting potential value. However, the stock has a significant risk with a recent 20-day change of -8.35%, indicating volatility and uncertainty in the market.

3 analysts cover CARS: 2 rate it Buy, 1 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 19.33.

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