How to buy Cars-com stock (CARS)

Cars-com is an auto & truck dealerships business based in the US. Cars-com shares (CARS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $17.46 – a decrease of 4.8% over the previous week. Cars-com employs 1,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $718.3 million.

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Cars-com stock price (NYSE: CARS)

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Cars-com shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$17.46
52-week range	$15.05 - $21.24
50-day moving average more info button	$17.66
200-day moving average more info button	$17.96
Wall St. target price	$22.29
PE ratio more info button	29.4746
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.59

Is it a good time to buy Cars-com stock?

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Cars-com price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $17.44 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.91%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-9.78%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-2.95%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-10.52%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-11.38%
2 years (2022-12-21)	30.73%
3 years (2021-12-21)	10.38%
5 years (2019-12-20)	42.95%

Is Cars-com stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Cars-com stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cars-com's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Cars-com's P/E ratio

Cars-com's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, Cars-com shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Cars-com's PEG ratio

Cars-com's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.22. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cars-com's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Cars-com's EBITDA

Cars-com's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $159.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Cars-com's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Cars-com financials

Revenue TTM	$718.3 million
Operating margin TTM	6.38%
Gross profit TTM	$449.9 million
Return on assets TTM	2.82%
Return on equity TTM	7.96%
Profit margin	5.46%
Book value	$7.73
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Cars-com share dividends

We're not expecting Cars-com to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Cars-com share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Cars-com's shares have ranged in value from as little as $15.05 up to $21.24. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Cars-com's is 2.103. This would suggest that Cars-com's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Cars-com overview

Cars. com Inc. , an audience-driven technology company, that provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. Its Cars Commerce platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, enable dealers and automotive manufacturers; connect sellers with ready-to-buy shoppers that provide financing tools with instant online loan screening and approvals; and empower shoppers with the resources and digital tools needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products, such as marketplace subscription advertising packages to dealer customers; digital solutions, including website creation and platform hosting, vehicle acquisition and valuation, digital retailing, and review and reputation management; and media products comprising display advertising, social selling, digital advertising, and in-market video services, as well as non-subscription digital advertising services to dealer customers. The company serves dealer customers, which included franchise and independent dealers.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Cars-com is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 8.644% of Cars-com shares are held by insiders and 91.9% by institutions. How many people work for Cars-com?
Latest data suggests 1,700 work at Cars-com. When does the fiscal year end for Cars-com?
Cars-com's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Cars-com based?
Cars-com's address is: 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606 What is Cars-com's ISIN number?
Cars-com's international securities identification number is: US14575E1055 What is Cars-com's CUSIP number?
Cars-com's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 14575E105