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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.
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| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/14/2026 | Buy Now | 17.33% | UBS | $12 → $13 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2025 | Buy Now | 21.84% | DA Davidson | $13.5 → $13.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2025 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2025 | Buy Now | 44.4% | JP Morgan | $15 → $16 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2025 | Buy Now | 8.3% | UBS | $11 → $12 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | -0.72% | UBS | $12 → $11 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 98.56% | B. Riley Securities | $21 → $22 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | 26.35% | JP Morgan | $14 → $14 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | 89.53% | B. Riley Securities | $24 → $21 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | 8.3% | UBS | $13 → $12 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | 17.33% | UBS | $15 → $13 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 26.35% | JP Morgan | $17 → $14 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/04/2025 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2025 | Buy Now | 116.61% | B. Riley Securities | $26 → $24 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2025 | Buy Now | 53.43% | JP Morgan | $21 → $17 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2025 | Buy Now | 30.87% | DA Davidson | $21 → $14.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2025 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | 80.51% | UBS | $17 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | 89.53% | JP Morgan | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 134.66% | B. Riley Securities | $27 → $26 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 71.48% | UBS | $20 → $19 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 71.48% | JP Morgan | $25 → $19 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | → $25 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | → $25 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2023 | Buy Now | 125.63% | JP Morgan | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | 80.51% | UBS | → $20 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 134.66% | B. Riley Securities | → $26 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/27/2023 | Buy Now | 107.58% | JP Morgan | → $23 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/25/2023 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | → $25 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | 107.58% | DA Davidson | $23.25 → $23 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | 125.63% | Barrington Research | → $25 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2023 | Buy Now | 116.61% | Craig-Hallum | $17 → $24 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2023 | Buy Now | 107.58% | BTIG | $20 → $23 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2023 | Buy Now | 109.84% | DA Davidson | $17.5 → $23.25 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
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.
The latest analyst rating for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) was provided by UBS, and Cars.com maintained their neutral rating.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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