NYSE:CARS - Cars.com Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Buy
Consensus Price Target: $14.00
Forecasted Upside: 2.87 %
Number of Analysts: 7
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
1 Hold Ratings
6 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$13.61 As of 05/14/2021 01:00 AM ET

▲ +0.6 (4.61%)

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Analyst Price Target for CARS

i We calculate consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). Our consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. Our consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

^$14.00

▲ +2.87% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 7 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Cars.com in the last 3 months. The average price target is $14.00, with a high forecast of $25.00 and a low forecast of $7.50. The average price target represents a 2.87% upside from the last price of $13.61.

Buy

The current consensus among 7 contributing investment analysts is to buy stock in Cars.com. This Buy consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

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11/22/2019

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2/20/2020

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8/18/2020

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11/16/2020

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Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price	Details
5/13/2021	DA Davidson	Boost Price Target	Buy	$16.00 ➝ $18.00	N/A	i
5/10/2021	Barrington Research	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$16.00 ➝ $25.00	High	i
5/7/2021	DA Davidson	Boost Price Target	Buy	$16.00 ➝ $18.00	Medium	i
3/1/2021	Benchmark	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$18.00	Low	i
2/22/2021	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$16.00	Medium	i
1/25/2021	The Goldman Sachs Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$9.50 ➝ $12.50	Low	i
11/10/2020	Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell	Boost Price Target		$9.00 ➝ $10.50	Low	i
11/10/2020	Smith Barney Citigroup	Boost Price Target		$9.00 ➝ $10.50	Medium	i
11/10/2020	DA Davidson	Boost Price Target	Buy	$10.25 ➝ $13.00	Medium	i
10/15/2020	B. Riley	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy		High	i Rating by L. Krowl at B. Riley
10/15/2020	Craig Hallum	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$12.00 ➝ $14.00	High	i Rating by Steven Dyer at Craig Hallum
7/27/2020	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$16.00	Medium	i
7/9/2020	BTIG Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$10.00	High	i
6/19/2020	B. Riley	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$7.50	Low	i Rating by Lee Krowl at B. Riley
5/8/2020	Citigroup	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$8.00	Low	i
5/6/2020	Craig Hallum	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$8.00	High	i
5/5/2020	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Neutral	$13.00 ➝ $5.25	High	i Rating by Lee Krowl at B. Riley
5/4/2020	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$16.00	Low	i Rating by G. Prestopino at Barrington Research
3/30/2020	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Buy	$12.00 ➝ $8.00	High	i
3/24/2020	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$16.00	High	i Rating by G. Prestopino at Barrington Research
3/9/2020	BTIG Research	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$10.00	High	i
3/5/2020	DA Davidson	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy		High	i
2/28/2020	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Buy	$19.00 ➝ $12.00	High	i
2/26/2020	Cfra	Lower Price Target	Buy	$16.00 ➝ $14.00	High	i
2/25/2020	B. Riley	Lower Price Target	Buy	$18.00 ➝ $13.00	High	i Rating by Lee Krowl at B. Riley
11/6/2019	Barrington Research	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform		Medium	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
11/6/2019	Cfra	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		Medium	i
10/9/2019	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
9/16/2019	Craig Hallum	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$15.00	Medium	i
9/13/2019	B. Riley	Set Price Target	Buy	$18.00	Low	i Rating by Lee Krowl at B. Riley
8/6/2019	Craig Hallum	Lower Price Target	Hold	$25.00 ➝ $15.00	High	i Rating by Steven Dyer at Craig Hallum
8/6/2019	B. Riley	Lower Price Target	Buy	$31.00 ➝ $18.00	High	i
8/6/2019	Barrington Research	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform		High	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
8/6/2019	DA Davidson	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		High	i Rating by T. White at DA Davidson
8/6/2019	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$27.00 ➝ $19.00	High	i
8/5/2019	BTIG Research	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		High	i
7/2/2019	Citigroup	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$24.00	High	i
5/6/2019	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$37.50	Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
4/17/2019	Barrington Research	Set Price Target	Buy	$38.00	High	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
3/18/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$23.00	Low	i
3/5/2019	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
3/4/2019	DA Davidson	Lower Price Target	Buy ➝ Positive	$28.00	Low	i Rating by Tom White at DA Davidson
2/28/2019	Craig Hallum	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$25.00	High	i
1/22/2019	BTIG Research	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$30.00	Low	i Rating by Marvin Fong at BTIG Research
1/17/2019	Craig Hallum	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$25.75	High	i
1/16/2019	DA Davidson	Set Price Target	Buy	$31.00	High	i Rating by Tom White at DA Davidson
12/7/2018	Citigroup	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$27.00	High	i
11/13/2018	BTIG Research	Initiated Coverage	Neutral		Low	i Rating by Marvin Fong at BTIG Research
11/12/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
11/5/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
10/4/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Medium	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
8/9/2018	Benchmark	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Medium	i
8/6/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
5/30/2018	DA Davidson	Set Price Target	Buy	$34.00	High	i Rating by Tom White at DA Davidson
5/14/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
5/7/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
5/7/2018	Benchmark	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low	i
4/4/2018	DA Davidson	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$34.00	Medium	i Rating by T. White at DA Davidson
3/22/2018	Benchmark	Initiated Coverage	Hold ➝ Hold		Low	i
3/8/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Medium	i Rating by Gary Prestopino at Barrington Research
3/2/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy		High	i
2/18/2018	Barrington Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$42.50	Low	i
1/31/2018	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$36.00	Low	i
1/5/2018	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$32.00 ➝ $36.00	High	i
12/19/2017	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$32.00	Low	i
11/9/2017	B. Riley	Lower Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$36.00 ➝ $32.00	N/A	i Rating by S. Sinha at B. Riley
11/6/2017	Barrington Research	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$40.00 ➝ $45.00	N/A	i
10/2/2017	B. Riley	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$36.00	High	i Rating by S. Sinha at B. Riley
9/27/2017	B. Riley	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$36.00	Medium	i Rating by S. Sinha at B. Riley
9/22/2017	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$36.00	High	i Rating by S. Sinha at B. Riley
7/20/2017	Craig Hallum	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$25.00	High	i
6/6/2017	Barrington Research	Initiated Coverage	Outperform ➝ Outperform		High	i

(Data available from 5/16/2016 forward)

Cars.com Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital automotive marketplace that connects local car dealers to consumers in the United States. The company offers a suite of digital solutions that creates connections between individuals researching cars or looking to purchase a car with car dealerships and automotive original equipment manufacturers. It also sells online subscription advertising products to car dealerships by its direct sales force, as well as through its affiliate sales channel. In addition, the company sells display advertising to national advertisers. Further, it offers online automotive marketplace service that connects buyers and sellers through Cars.com, Auto.com, DealerRater.com, NewCars.com, PickupTrucks.com, DealerInspire.com, and LaunchDigitalMarketing.com Websites. Its platform hosts approximately 4.9 million new and used vehicle listings and serves approximately 20,000 franchise and independent car dealers. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Today's Range

Now: $13.61

$13.21

$13.68

50 Day Range

MA: $13.38

$12.49

$14.47

52 Week Range

Now: $13.61

$4.77

$15.71

Volume

301,174 shs

Average Volume

558,636 shs

Market Capitalization

$934.24 million

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

2.41

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Cars.com?

The following Wall Street sell-side analysts have issued research reports on Cars.com in the last year: B. Riley, Barrington Research, Benchmark Co., BTIG Research, Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell, Craig Hallum, DA Davidson, Smith Barney Citigroup, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Zacks Investment Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for CARS.

What is the current price target for Cars.com?

9 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Cars.com in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $14.00, suggesting a possible upside of 2.9%. Barrington Research has the highest price target set, predicting CARS will reach $25.00 in the next twelve months. B. Riley has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $7.50 for Cars.com in the next year.
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What is the current consensus analyst rating for Cars.com?

Cars.com currently has 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe CARS will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of Cars.com.
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What other companies compete with Cars.com?

Other companies that are similar to Cars.com include LiveRamp, CarGurus, Shutterstock, EVERTEC, 8X8, Liberty TripAdvisor, SciPlay, Global Blue Group, Computer Services, Yext, CSG Systems International, trivago, So-Young International, Tucows and Data Storage.

How do I contact Cars.com's investor relations team?

Cars.com's physical mailing address is 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The company's listed phone number is 312-601-5000 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for Cars.com is www.cars.com.