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Cars.com Inc

CARS

13.590USD

+0.260+1.95%

Close 09/18, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

839.85MMarket Cap

20.47P/E TTM

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Cars.com Inc

13.590

+0.260+1.95%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

37 / 470

Overall Ranking

94 / 4721

Industry

Software & IT Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

16.667

Target Price

+25.03%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Cars.com Inc., doing business as Cars Commerce Inc., is an audience-driven technology company. It is engaged in car buying and selling with products, solutions and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies that span pretail, retail and post-sale activities. The Cars Commerce platform is organized around four brands: the flagship automotive marketplace and dealer reputation site Cars.com, digital retail technology and marketing services from Dealer Inspire, essential trade-in and appraisal technology from AccuTrade, and media solutions from the Cars Commerce Media Network. It enables shoppers with the data, resources and digital tools needed to make informed buying decisions and connect with automotive retailers. Cars.com enables dealerships and original equipment manufacturers with solutions and data-driven intelligence. Its products and solutions have attracted approximately 19,500 franchise and independent dealer customers across the United States and Canada to its platform.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 180.07.

Fairly Valued

The company’s latest PE is 21.74, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 64.76M shares, decreasing 6.55% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 6.76M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

The company's current financial score is 7.44, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.27. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 178.74M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 0.09%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 38.41%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.44

Change

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Financials

5.23

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

10.00

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.96

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

6.83

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

7.20

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

The company’s current valuation score is 4.91, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 2.10. Its current P/E ratio is 21.32, which is 123.94% below the recent high of 47.75 and 42.32% above the recent low of 12.30.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.91

Change

-0.03

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 37/470

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.71, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.60. The average price target for Cars.com Inc is 15.00, with a high of 25.00 and a low of 11.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.71

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

16.667

Target Price

+25.03%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

112

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Cars.com Inc

CARS

Meta Platforms Inc

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.82, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.42. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 14.23 and the support level at 12.16, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.82

Change

0.16

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(1)

Neutral(4)

Buy(2)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.000

Neutral

RSI(14)

56.837

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

52.165

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.441

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

72.025

Neutral

Williams %R

28.253

Buy

TRIX(12,20)

0.262

Sell

StochRSI(14)

100.000

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(5)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

13.466

Buy

MA10

13.488

Buy

MA20

13.260

Buy

MA50

12.955

Buy

MA100

12.009

Buy

MA200

13.611

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 6.81. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 103.05%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.98%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 6.76M shares, representing 11.00% of shares outstanding, with 0.34% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

8.85M

-2.77%

Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC

7.88M

-3.52%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

7.05M

-0.86%

ACMGMT LLC

3.50M

-0.01%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

3.17M

-0.00%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

2.42M

-3.46%

Fidelity Institutional Asset Management

1.70M

+9.97%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

1.47M

+2.00%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-18

The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.25, which is lower than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 4.01. The company's beta value is 1.78. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.