Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cars.com shares valued at $152,791 were purchased by SONIA JAIN on Dec 17 ’25. At $13.40 per share, SONIA JAIN acquired 11,400 shares.
Also, Crawford Matthew B. sold 27,358 shares, netting a total of over 329,117 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $12.03 each, the insider now holds 71,103 shares.
Before that, MATTHEW CRAWFORD had added 27,358 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $327,664, the OFFICER bought Cars.com shares for $11.98 each.
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 0.90% to $13.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.45, but it reached a high of $13.63 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.41%. Over the course of the year, Cars.com shares have dropped approximately -27.81%. 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 13.40, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 13.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.64. The next price resistance is at 13.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.92 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Cars.com subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cars.com saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.61 million shares to 6.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 6.21 million shares. A jump of 8.97% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.23.
Which companies own the most shares of Cars.com (CARS)?
In terms of Cars.com share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.31% from the previous closing price of $13.38. Analysts anticipate Cars.com stock to reach 12 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 12. 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.
