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Cars.com Inc Analyst Ratings

CARSNYSE
$11.08
0.121.09%
At close: Feb 13, 4:00 PM EST
$11.08
N/A
After Hours: 4:00 PM EST
Earnings: Q4 2025 Earnings in 13 days from now on Thu Feb 26th, before the market open
Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$25.00
Lowest Price Target1
$13.00
Consensus Price Target1
$19.50

Cars.com Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CARS | Benzinga

Cars.com Inc has a consensus price target of $19.5 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $25 issued by Barrington Research on November 3, 2025. The low is $13 issued by UBS on January 14, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, DA Davidson, and Barrington Research on January 14, 2026, November 18, 2025, and November 3, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $17.17 between UBS, DA Davidson, and Barrington Research, there's an implied 54.93% upside for Cars.com Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

Analyst Trends and Forecast

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Analyst Rating and Forecast

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

UBS
DA Davidson
Barrington Research
JP Morgan
B. Riley Securities

1calculated from analyst ratings

Analyst Ratings for Cars.com

Buy NowGet Alert
01/14/2026Buy Now17.33%UBS$12 → $13MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/18/2025Buy Now21.84%DA Davidson$13.5 → $13.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/03/2025Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/14/2025Buy Now44.4%JP Morgan$15 → $16MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/06/2025Buy Now8.3%UBS$11 → $12MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/21/2025Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
08/08/2025Buy Now-0.72%UBS$12 → $11MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/08/2025Buy Now98.56%B. Riley Securities$21 → $22MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/17/2025Buy Now26.35%JP Morgan$14 → $14UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
05/09/2025Buy Now89.53%B. Riley Securities$24 → $21MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/09/2025Buy Now8.3%UBS$13 → $12MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/10/2025Buy Now17.33%UBS$15 → $13MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/27/2025Buy Now26.35%JP Morgan$17 → $14MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/04/2025Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/28/2025Buy Now116.61%B. Riley Securities$26 → $24MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/28/2025Buy Now53.43%JP Morgan$21 → $17MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/28/2025Buy Now30.87%DA Davidson$21 → $14.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/27/2025Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/24/2025Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/28/2025Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/13/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/08/2024Buy Now80.51%UBS$17 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/08/2024Buy Now89.53%JP Morgan$20 → $21MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/07/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/23/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/09/2024Buy Now134.66%B. Riley Securities$27 → $26MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/09/2024Buy Now71.48%UBS$20 → $19MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/09/2024Buy Now71.48%JP Morgan$25 → $19DowngradeOverweight → NeutralGet Alert
08/05/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/28/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/06/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research$25 → $25ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/26/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research → $25ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/22/2024Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research → $25ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
10/16/2023Buy Now125.63%JP Morgan$24 → $25MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/15/2023Buy Now80.51%UBS → $20Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now134.66%B. Riley Securities → $26Initiates → BuyGet Alert
06/27/2023Buy Now107.58%JP Morgan → $23Initiates → OverweightGet Alert
05/25/2023Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research → $25Reiterates → OutperformGet Alert
05/05/2023Buy Now107.58%DA Davidson$23.25 → $23MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/02/2023Buy Now125.63%Barrington Research → $25Reiterates → OutperformGet Alert
02/24/2023Buy Now116.61%Craig-Hallum$17 → $24MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/24/2023Buy Now107.58%BTIG$20 → $23MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/24/2023Buy Now109.84%DA Davidson$17.5 → $23.25MaintainsBuyGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Cars.com (CARS) stock?

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The latest price target for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) was reported by UBS on January 14, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $13.00 expecting CARS to rise to within 12 months (a possible 17.33% upside). 19 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Cars.com (CARS)?

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The latest analyst rating for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) was provided by UBS, and Cars.com maintained their neutral rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Cars.com (CARS)?

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The last upgrade for Cars.com Inc happened on July 17, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $14. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for Cars.com Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Cars.com (CARS)?

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The last downgrade for Cars.com Inc happened on August 9, 2024 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $25 to $19 for Cars.com Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Cars.com (CARS)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Cars.com, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Cars.com was filed on January 14, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 14, 2027.

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Is the Analyst Rating Cars.com (CARS) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Cars.com (CARS) rating was a maintained with a price target of $12.00 to $13.00. The current price Cars.com (CARS) is trading at is $11.08, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.