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CarGurus

NSQ:CARG US1417881091
47
  • Value
    22
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    86
  • Combined
    55
  • Sentiment
    39
  • 360° View
    360° View
    47
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Company Description

CarGurus, Inc. is an online automotive platform facilitating vehicle buying and selling for consumers and dealerships. It operates in the automotive marketplace and digital wholesale industries, with brands like CarGurus, Autolist, and PistonHeads. Its main regions are the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. In the last fiscal year, the company had 1282 employees, a market cap of $3349 million, profits of $749 million, and revenue of $894 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 55 (better than 55% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock CarGurus are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for CarGurus. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 57, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 57% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 86 or better than 86% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 20, meaning that the share price of CarGurus is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 45. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Safety
Country USA
Industry Interactive Media & Services
Size Medium
Website cargurus.com
Index
NASDAQ
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Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
22 23 23 65
Growth
41 53 53 99
Safety
Safety
86 44 75 75
Sentiment
39 69 94 49
360° View
360° View
47 27 52 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
44 61 55 76
Opinions Change
19 46 83 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 25 88 15
Market Pulse
35 100 81 38
Sentiment
39 69 94 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
22 23 23 65
Growth
41 53 53 99
Safety Safety
86 44 75 75
Combined
55 6 24 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
37 35 34 62
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
59 57 69 76
Price vs. Book (P/B)
18 20 39 42
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
22 23 23 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
46 50 37 87
Profit Growth
63 58 31 63
Capital Growth
7 7 56 98
Stock Returns
61 91 87 85
Growth
41 53 53 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
47 100 100 100
Refinancing
58 54 69 47
Liquidity
86 1 94 94
Safety Safety
86 44 75 75

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