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Cars.com

NYQ:CARS US14575E1055
63
  • Value
    84
  • Growth
    33
  • Safety
    Safety
    51
  • Combined
    61
  • Sentiment
    61
  • 360° View
    360° View
    63
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Company Description

Cars.com Inc. is an audience-driven technology company engaged in car buying and selling with products, solutions, and AI technologies. It operates in the automotive marketplace, digital retail technology, trade-in/appraisal technology, and media solutions through brands like Cars.com, Dealer Inspire, D2C Media, AccuTrade, and Cars Commerce Media Network. The company serves customers across the United States and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $779 million, profits of $481 million, revenue of $719 million, and 1800 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 63 (better than 63% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Cars.com are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Cars.com. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 84, which means that the share price of Cars.com is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 84% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 51. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 61. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 33, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 67 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country USA
Industry Interactive Media & Services
Size Medium
Website cars.com
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 51 85 99
Growth
33 13 49 47
Safety
Safety
51 42 32 27
Sentiment
61 80 83 85
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63 40 82 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 39 59 69
Opinions Change
37 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 74 92 63
Market Pulse
56 85 69 56
Sentiment
61 80 83 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 51 85 99
Growth
33 13 49 47
Safety Safety
51 42 32 27
Combined
61 22 66 64
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
82 64 67 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
93 38 73 100
Price vs. Book (P/B)
87 73 70 81
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
84 51 85 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
25 28 32 8
Profit Growth
40 6 96 76
Capital Growth
60 24 15 23
Stock Returns
27 53 67 91
Growth
33 13 49 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
32 31 26 10
Refinancing
86 53 29 51
Liquidity
34 58 70 64
Safety Safety
51 42 32 27

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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