Cars.com (CARS) stock forecast: Can it reach its 52-week high of $21.24

At the time of writing, Cars.com [CARS] stock is trading at $18.23, down -0.33%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CARS shares have gain 7.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.13%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Cars.com [NYSE: CARS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 09, 2024, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $19 from $25. Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on September 15, 2023, and set its price target to $20. On July 20, 2023, B. Riley Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $26 on the stock. JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $23 on June 27, 2023. BTIG Research reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and reduced its price target to $16 on June 21, 2022. In a note dated August 27, 2021, Truist initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $18 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Cars.com fluctuated between $14.82 and $21.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $24 within the next 12 months. Cars.com [NYSE: CARS] shares were valued at $18.23 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.65% based on the average CARS price forecast.

Analyzing the CARS fundamentals

According to Cars.com [NYSE:CARS], the company’s sales were 713.01M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.37% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.67% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.95.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 18.07 points at the first support level, and at 17.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.84.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Cars.com [NYSE:CARS] has a current ratio of 1.53. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.53, while the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.69, the price to book ratio is 2.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 49.65.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Vetter Thomas Alex, CEO, that happened on Jul 12 ’24 when 17674.0 shares were sold. CEO, Vetter Thomas Alex completed a deal on Jun 14 ’24 to sell 17666.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director WIENER BRYAN sold 10000.0 shares on Jun 05 ’24.

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