Cars.com Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Cars.com (CARS): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 7, 2026	UBS	Joseph Spak—	+10.5%	$12 → $13	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 6, 2026	BTIG	Marvin Fong—	+18.9%	$14 → $14	Maintained	Buy
May 8, 2026	UBS	Joseph Spak—	+2.0%	$11 → $12	Maintained	Neutral
May 8, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-6.5%	$10 → $11	Maintained	Neutral
May 8, 2026	B. Riley Securities	Lee Krowl—	+10.5%	$13 → $13	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral
May 7, 2026	BTIG	Marvin Fong—	+18.9%	$13 → $14	Maintained	Buy
Apr 13, 2026	DA Davidson	Tom White—	+10.5%	$13 → $13	Maintained	Buy
Apr 10, 2026	BTIG	Marvin Fong—	+10.5%	$13 → $13	Maintained	Buy
Feb 27, 2026	Barrington Research	Gary Prestopino—	+112.4%	$25 → $25	Maintained	Outperform
Feb 27, 2026	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	-15.0%	$16 → $10	Downgrade	Overweight→Neutral
Feb 26, 2026	BTIG	Marvin Fong—	+10.5%	$17 → $13	Maintained	Buy
Jan 14, 2026	UBS	Kunal Madhukar—	+10.5%	$12 → $13	Maintained	Neutral
Nov 18, 2025	DA Davidson	Tom White—	+14.7%	$14 → $14	Maintained	Buy
Nov 3, 2025	Barrington Research	Gary Prestopino—	+112.4%	$25 → $25	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 14, 2025	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	+35.9%	$15 → $16	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 6, 2025	UBS	Kunal Madhukar—	+2.0%	$11 → $12	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 21, 2025	Barrington Research	Gary Prestopino—	+112.4%	$25 → $25	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 8, 2025	UBS	Kunal Madhukar—	-6.5%	$12 → $11	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 8, 2025	B. Riley Securities	Lee Krowl—	+86.9%	$21 → $22	Maintained	Buy
Jul 17, 2025	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	+18.9%	$14 → $14	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight
May 9, 2025	B. Riley Securities	Lee Krowl—	+78.4%	$24 → $21	Maintained	Buy
May 9, 2025	UBS	Kunal Madhukar—	+2.0%	$13 → $12	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 10, 2025	UBS	Kunal Madhukar—	+10.5%	$15 → $13	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 27, 2025	JP Morgan	Rajat Gupta—	+18.9%	$17 → $14	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 4, 2025	Barrington Research	Gary Prestopino—	+112.4%	$25 → $25	Maintained	Outperform