CARS.COM ($CARS) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported earnings of $0.45 per share, beating estimates of $0.13 by $0.32. The company also reported revenue of $180,220,000, missing estimates of $183,928,848 by $-3,708,848.
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CARS.COM Insider Trading Activity
CARS.COM insiders have traded $CARS stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CARS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MATTHEW B. CRAWFORD (Chief Product Innovation Off.) sold 27,358 shares for an estimated $329,116
- SONIA JAIN (Chief Financial Officer) sold 11,400 shares for an estimated $153,330
- JENELL ROSS purchased 1,995 shares for an estimated $15,082
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CARS.COM Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 91 institutional investors add shares of CARS.COM stock to their portfolio, and 125 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- VANGUARD GROUP INC removed 1,330,328 shares (-20.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $16,230,001
- PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, LLC added 751,671 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $9,170,386
- BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 729,439 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $8,899,155
- FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 687,543 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $8,388,024
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 679,895 shares (-64.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $8,294,718
- PALE FIRE CAPITAL SE added 661,501 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $8,070,312
- PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 639,000 shares (+31.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,795,800
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CARS.COM Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CARS in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 02/26/2026
- DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 11/18/2025
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CARS.COM Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CARS recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $CARS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $13.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Tom White from DA Davidson set a target price of $13.0 on 04/13/2026
- Marvin Fong from BTIG set a target price of $13.0 on 04/10/2026
- Gary Prestopino from Barrington Research set a target price of $25.0 on 02/27/2026
- Rajat Gupta from JP Morgan set a target price of $10.0 on 02/27/2026
- Kunal Madhukar from UBS set a target price of $13.0 on 01/14/2026
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