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CARS
$9.64+0.34 (+3.66%)
Market ClosedLast close Jun 9
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States.
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The Narrative
Cars.com Inc. in the Communication Services sector is trading at $9.64. Wall Street consensus targets $13.00 (7 analysts), implying a +34.9% move over the next 12 months. The stock is currently 31% below its 52-week high of $13.97, remaining 12.7% below its 200-day moving average. On fundamentals, Piotroski 8/9 indicates strong financial quality, Altman Z in the distress zone. Risk note: MACD remains below its signal line. The Whystock Score of 50/100 suggests a balanced risk-reward profile.
Ecosystem Influences
Sell-side targets imply +34.9% upside over 12 months
Long-term trend bearish (price vs 200-day SMA)
Macro-economic sensitivity to interest rate and inflation shifts
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Peer Comparison
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Whystock Valuation Model
Anchored to each ticker's own 5-year median trailing P/E, tilted by current ROE and growth. Fair P/E = own median P/E + (ROE × 10) + (max(revenue growth, earnings growth) × 15), capped at ±30% around the historical anchor. Fair Value = (Current Price ÷ Trailing P/E) × Fair P/E. Premium compounders like COST/MSFT are judged against their own multi-year norm rather than a sector median. Falls back to the sector-anchored formula (Tech ≈ 28, Comm Services ≈ 24, Utilities ≈ 18, Financials ≈ 14, etc.) for recent IPOs and tickers with insufficient history (< 24 monthly samples). Result is a normalised multiple gauge — not a price target.
Current Price$9.64
Potential Downside
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Whystock Fair Value$9.64
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Analyst Consensus7 analysts
Hold
Mean target$13.00+34.9%
Range$9.00 – $17.50
Fundamentals
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers marketplace through Cars.com that allows OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory, as well as provide...
Market Cap
Total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock (Price * Shares).
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P/E Ratio
Priced for growth. Investors expect sustained double-digit expansion.
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Beta
High-beta play. Expect amplified moves vs. the broad market.
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Div Yield
Low to zero yield. Return is entirely dependent on price appreciation.
0.00%
ROE
Average efficiency. Growth may require heavy reinvestment.
5.87%
Volume
Today's trading volume
577,171
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