Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cars.com shares valued at $176,550 were sold by Crawford Matthew B. on Aug 08 ’25. At $11.77 per share, Crawford Matthew B. sold 15,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 98,461 shares worth approximately $1.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Crawford Matthew B. purchased 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 175,861 in proceeds.
Before that, Vetter Thomas Alex had added 27,870 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $299,558, the CEO bought Cars.com shares for $10.75 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 27,870 shares, worth approximately $11.01 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on July 17, 2025, Cars.com [CARS] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $14. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of September 15, 2023, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for CARS. Earlier on July 20, 2023, B. Riley Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CARS stock.
Analyzing CARS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cars.com [NYSE: CARS] rose 0.93% to $13.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.615, but it reached a high of $13.1 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.76%. Over the course of the year, Cars.com shares have dropped approximately -22.58%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $19.00 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $9.56 on 05/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Cars.com (CARS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 12.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.22. The next price resistance is at 13.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.44 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Cars.com subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cars.com saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.85 million shares to 4.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 4.06 million shares. A jump of 17.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.23.
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In terms of Cars.com share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 14.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.32% from the previous closing price of $12.91. Analysts anticipate Cars.com stock to reach 14.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 14.5. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Cars.com stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 27, 2023, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $23.
