Cars.com, LLC, through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital marketplace, and provides solutions for the automotive industry. Its platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, through its marketplace, dealer websites, and other digital products, showcases dealer inventory, elevate and amplify dealers' and automotive manufacturers' (OEMs) brands, connect sellers with ready-to-buy audience, and empower shoppers with the resources and information needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products, such as marketplace subscription advertising and social selling services; digital solutions, including Website platform hosting, AI chat tool, digital retailing, and review and reputation management; and advertising comprising display advertising, digital advertising, and in-market audio services. As of December 31, 2020, the company served 18,372 dealer customers in 50 states, which included franchise and independent dealers, with digital and brick-and-mortar stores; and primary automakers selling vehicles in the United States. Its customers are local car dealers, OEMs, and other national advertisers. Cars.com, LLC was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
IPO Year: 2017
Exchange: NYSE
Website: cars.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 7/17/2025 | $14.00 | Neutral → Overweight | Analyst |
| 8/9/2024 | $25.00 → $19.00 | Overweight → Neutral | JP Morgan |
| 9/15/2023 | $20.00 | Neutral | UBS |
| 7/20/2023 | $26.00 | Buy | B. Riley Securities |
| 7/20/2023 | $28.00 | Buy | B. Riley Securities |
| 6/27/2023 | $23.00 | Overweight | JP Morgan |
| 6/21/2022 | $19.00 → $16.00 | Buy | BTIG Research |
| 2/2/2022 | Neutral | Northcoast | |
| 11/15/2021 | $19.00 → $20.00 | Buy | DA Davidson |
| 8/27/2021 | $18.00 | Buy | Truist Securities |
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Cars.com Leverages AI to Help its 25 Million Monthly Shoppers¹ Find the Perfect Car CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Car shopping marketplace Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) today announced the launch of Carson™, a new multilingual AI-powered search experience that converts conversational queries into targeted search results, eliminating the need for complex filter-based navigation, helping undecided shoppers navigate between brands and lifestyle decisions. Carson is also inspiring deeper engagement from car shoppers. Early performance results show: Strong Usage: Carson current
Achieved Record Total Revenue of $182 Million and Dealer Revenue Growth of 2% Year-over-Year Accelerating Marketplace Adoption Grew Customer Base +271 Year-over-Year to 19,526 Dealer Customers Marketplace Supported Record Year-to-Date Traffic and the Launch of CarsonTM AI-Powered Search Features Repurchased $64 Million of Stock Year-to-Date, On Track with $70 to $90 Million Target for FY25 CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Average new-car prices hold near $49,000 for the last two years as U.S.-built inventory climbs to 56% of dealer supply CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc."), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its Q3 2025 Industry Insights Report, analyzing how incentives, inventory management and policy changes shaped auto market performance in the third quarter. Drawing from consumer demand data across Cars.com's more than 25 million in-market shoppers, as well as supply and pricing data from millions of new and used vehicles on its marketplace, this quarter's report also integrates 140 million mon
CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. The conference call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vetter and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia Jain. Those inte
Cars.com's valuable editorial content delivers curated in-ride content for high-intent audiences on the move CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Car shopping marketplace Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) today announced a partnership with Uber Advertising as its first automotive content partner for "JourneyTV Presents." The new in-ride entertainment experience enables Cars.com to provide Uber riders with curated and relevant car shopping content while they are on the go. The experience includes a unique "Send to Phone" functionality with a direct link to Cars.com, which offers a more seamless shopping path and stronger conversion flow.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Car-shopping marketplace Cars.com™ (NYSE:CARS) today released its latest findings on the state of the electric vehicle market as the federal EV tax credit sunsets Sept. 30, 2025. With savings of up to $7,500 for new EVs and $4,000 for used models set to expire, consumers are acting quickly to secure electrified vehicles before the deadline. Awareness of the federal EV tax credit is high. While 70% of EV and plug-in hybrid shoppers are aware of the credit, just over half (53%) know when it ends, and 78% say it plays a major or contributin
Grew to 19,412 Dealer Customers, Driven by Strong Sequential Increase in Marketplace SubscriptionsAchieved Record First Half 27.8MM Monthly Average Unique Visitors and 332MM VisitsRepurchased 2.1 Million Shares, Representing 3% of Shares OutstandingRaising FY 2025 Share Repurchase Target to $70 to $90 Million CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. "Secon
CHICAGO, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. The conference call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vetter and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia Jain. Those interested
Imported Vehicle Prices Rise While U.S.-built Vehicles Drop $200 on Average CHICAGO, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc."), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, reveals how federal policy shifts are reshaping the new and used car market in its Industry Insights 1H Report. This comprehensive report draws on consumer demand data from Cars.com's more than 29 million in-market shoppers and vehicle supply and pricing data from millions of new and used vehicles on its marketplace. It is also informed by Cars Commerce's aggregated platform data, which includes 140 million monthly consumer intent signals from more t
Tesla Takes First Four Spots, Jeep Rounds Out Top Five as 70% of Americans Consider American-Made to Avoid Tariff Costs CHICAGO, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Car-shopping marketplace Cars.com™ (NYSE:CARS) today unveiled its 20th annual American-Made Index (AMI). Released amid rising tariffs and inflationary pressures, this year's index reflects growing consumer urgency to understand one thing: Where is this car made? Cars.com experts independently evaluated more than 400 vehicles from the 2025 model year to identify the 99 that contribute most to the U.S. economy through manufacturing, parts sourcing and employment. More than just a list, this milestone release marks 20 years of tracking Am
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Analyst upgraded Cars.com from Neutral to Overweight and set a new price target of $14.00
JP Morgan downgraded Cars.com from Overweight to Neutral and set a new price target of $19.00 from $25.00 previously
UBS initiated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $20.00
B. Riley Securities initiated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $26.00
B. Riley Securities initiated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $28.00
JP Morgan initiated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $23.00
BTIG Research reiterated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $16.00 from $19.00 previously
Northcoast initiated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Neutral
DA Davidson reiterated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $20.00 from $19.00 previously
Truist Securities initiated coverage of Cars.com with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $18.00
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Accomplished commercial leader brings proven track record of accelerating organic revenue growth and transforming go-to-market strategies across SaaS, adtech and data CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce"), an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive, announced today the appointment of Lisa Gosselin as its Chief Commercial Officer, succeeding Doug Miller. Gosselin brings more than 25 years of commercial leadership experience within SaaS, adtech and data across key verticals including retail and automotive. The move helps accelerate the Company's platform and growth strategy.
Convoy, the nation's leading digital freight network, today announced that Sonia Jain has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective April 25, 2022. Jain will assume the role from Convoy's President & Chief Operating Officer, Mark Okerstrom, who has served as acting CFO since December 2020. In this role, Jain will leverage her 15+ years of experience in finance leadership and strategy roles to oversee Convoy's finance function. Jain will report directly to Mark Okerstrom. Jain joins Convoy from Cars.com (NYSE:CARS), where she has been Chief Financial Officer since 2020. Sonia has extensive expertise in accounting, finance & analytics, treasury, investor relations and strategic plann
CHICAGO, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) ("CARS" or the "Company"), the leading automotive marketplace platform that provides a robust set of digital solutions, today announced the retirement of Chief Legal Officer (CLO) James F. "Jim" Rogers, effective April 29, 2022. Jim has served as CLO since October 2016. "On behalf of the CARS team, I want to extend my deepest thanks to Jim for his many contributions to the Company over the past five years," said Alex Vetter, Chief Executive Officer of CARS. "During his years of service, Jim built a strong Legal
Online marketplace veteran partners with Clicbrics founders to expand reach across India Clicbrics, India's most advanced digital residential real estate platform, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Scott Forbes, Chairman of Ascential plc. and Cars.com, senior independent director of Auction Technology Group and former Chairman of Rightmove, to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Forbes has significant board and leadership experience across online marketplaces and digital commerce as well as the property, travel, hospitality, auction and media sectors. His extensive experience includes developing and co-developing business strategy, undertaking strategic transformation and growin
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Achieved Record Total Revenue of $182 Million and Dealer Revenue Growth of 2% Year-over-Year Accelerating Marketplace Adoption Grew Customer Base +271 Year-over-Year to 19,526 Dealer Customers Marketplace Supported Record Year-to-Date Traffic and the Launch of CarsonTM AI-Powered Search Features Repurchased $64 Million of Stock Year-to-Date, On Track with $70 to $90 Million Target for FY25 CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. The conference call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vetter and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia Jain. Those inte
Grew to 19,412 Dealer Customers, Driven by Strong Sequential Increase in Marketplace SubscriptionsAchieved Record First Half 27.8MM Monthly Average Unique Visitors and 332MM VisitsRepurchased 2.1 Million Shares, Representing 3% of Shares OutstandingRaising FY 2025 Share Repurchase Target to $70 to $90 Million CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. "Secon
CHICAGO, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. The conference call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vetter and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia Jain. Those interested
Delivered Q1 Revenue of $179 Million, Driven by OEM and National Revenue Growth of 6% YoYReached 19,250 Dealer Customers, Reflecting Strong Solutions AdoptionAchieved New Quarterly Record of 29 Million Average Monthly Unique VisitorsRepurchased 1.6 Million Shares CHICAGO, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. "We were encouraged to see growing momentum across ou
CHICAGO, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. The conference call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vetter and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia Jain. Those interested a
Record Full Year Revenue of $719 Million, up 4% Year-Over-Year AccuTrade Connected Expands to ~1,000 Subscribers Generated $153MM of Annual Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, up 12% Year-Over-Year Announces $250 Million Share Repurchase Authorization CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. "Our fourth quarter was highlighted by stron
CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today announced that it expects to report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. The conference call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vetter and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia J
CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce" or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive, today announced the acquisition of (DealerClub), a reputation-based automotive digital wholesale auction. The Company paid approximately $25 million in cash at closing. There is the potential for an additional performance-based consideration of up to $88 million based on achievement of certain financial thresholds. The transaction closed on January 23, 2025. Transaction Highlights: Advances the Company's Trade &
Revenue Grew 3% Year-over-Year, with OEM and National Revenue Achieving 17% Year-over-Year GrowthPlatform Growth Driven by AccuTrade, D2C Media, and VIN Performance Media ProductsGenerated $123MM of Year-To-Date Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, up 34% Year-over-YearRepurchased 1.2 Million Shares, Representing 45% of Quarterly Free Cash Flow CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE:CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce Inc." or the "Company"), an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, today released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.
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