Stock Research: Cars.com

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Cars.com

NYQ:CARS US14575E1055
60
  • Value
    84
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    64
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    60
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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 57 (better than 57% 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 the metrics below and half above average for Cars.com. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 82, which means that the share price of Cars.com is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 82% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 35, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 63 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 51 85 99
Growth
41 13 49 47
Safety
Safety
37 42 32 27
Sentiment
55 80 83 85
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60 40 82 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 39 59 69
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 74 92 63
Market Pulse
41 85 69 56
Sentiment
55 80 83 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 51 85 99
Growth
41 13 49 47
Safety Safety
37 42 32 27
Combined
64 22 66 64
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
77 64 67 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
93 38 73 100
Price vs. Book (P/B)
86 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
21 28 32 8
Profit Growth
43 6 96 76
Capital Growth
45 24 15 23
Stock Returns
56 53 67 91
Growth
41 13 49 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
30 31 26 10
Refinancing
80 53 29 51
Liquidity
31 58 70 64
Safety Safety
37 42 32 27

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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