$19.90
2.95% yesterday
NYSE, Nov 25, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US14575E1055
Symbol
CARS

Cars.com, Inc. Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Cars.com, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
57%
Hold
29%
Sell
14%

Cars.com, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $22.00
Price $19.89
Potential
Number of Estimates 7
7 Analysts have issued a price target Cars.com, Inc. 2025 . The average Cars.com, Inc. target price is $22.00. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 7 analysts: 4 Analysts recommend Cars.com, Inc. to buy, 2 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Cars.com, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the Cars.com, Inc. stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Million $ 689.18 722.66
5.40% 4.86%
EBITDA Margin 22.71% 28.89%
8.01% 27.21%
Net Margin 16.42% 5.31%
560.35% 67.65%

7 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Cars.com, Inc. 2024 . The average Cars.com, Inc. sales estimate is

$723m
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. This is
0.60% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$725m 0.98%
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, the lowest is
$720m 0.26%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $689m 5.40%
2024
$723m 4.86%
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2025
$757m 4.77%
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2026
$798m 5.43%
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2027
$816m 2.18%
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2028
$845m 3.63%
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7 Analysts have issued an Cars.com, Inc. EBITDA forecast 2024. The average Cars.com, Inc. EBITDA estimate is

$209m
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. This is
31.19% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$210m 31.85%
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, the lowest is
$207m 30.23%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 $157m 3.04%
2024
$209m 33.41%
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2025
$222m 6.34%
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2026
$238m 7.10%
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2027
$244m 2.43%
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2028
$255m 4.84%
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EBITDA Margin

2023 22.71% 8.01%
2024
28.89% 27.21%
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2025
29.33% 1.52%
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2026
29.79% 1.57%
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2027
29.86% 0.23%
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2028
30.21% 1.17%
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6 Cars.com, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Cars.com, Inc. net profit estimate is

$38.4m
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. This is
1.83% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$42.9m 13.78%
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, the lowest is
$35.1m 6.90%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $113m 596.00%
2024
$38.4m 66.06%
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2025
$37.0m 3.78%
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2026
$48.5m 31.26%
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2027
$96.9m 99.75%
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2028
$114m 17.45%
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Net Margin

2023 16.42% 560.35%
2024
5.31% 67.65%
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2025
4.88% 8.10%
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2026
6.08% 24.59%
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2027
11.88% 95.39%
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2028
13.46% 13.30%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 1.74 0.59
596.00% 66.09%
P/E 33.67
EV/Sales 2.36

6 Analysts have issued a Cars.com, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average Cars.com, Inc. <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$0.59
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. This is
1.72% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$0.66 13.79%
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, the lowest is
$0.54 6.90%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $1.74 596.00%
2024
$0.59 66.09%
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2025
$0.57 3.39%
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2026
$0.75 31.58%
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2027
$1.49 98.67%
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2028
$1.75 17.45%
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P/E ratio

Current 34.40 216.76%
2024
33.67 2.12%
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2025
35.00 3.95%
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2026
26.67 23.80%
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2027
13.35 49.94%
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2028
11.37 14.83%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Cars.com, Inc. stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.37 3.27%
2024
2.36 0.56%
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2025
2.25 4.55%
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2026
2.13 5.15%
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2027
2.09 2.14%
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2028
2.01 3.50%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.79 3.95%
2024
1.78 0.60%
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2025
1.70 4.55%
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2026
1.61 5.15%
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2027
1.58 2.14%
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2028
1.52 3.50%
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