CARS Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.39%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $314,684.70
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $658,996.74

Cars.com Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Cars.com by year and by quarter.

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Cars.com Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $8.16
Price Change: Price Decrease of -0.106 (-1.28%)
As of 03/26/2026 04:59 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for CARS up to the past year.

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Cars.com Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
3/13/2026Jenell RossDirectorBuy1,995$7.56$15,082.2069,478View SEC Filing Icon  
12/17/2025Sonia JainCFOSell11,400$13.45$153,330.00243,642View SEC Filing Icon  
12/2/2025Matthew B CrawfordInsiderSell27,358$12.03$329,116.7471,103View SEC Filing Icon  
8/8/2025Matthew B CrawfordInsiderSell15,000$11.77$176,550.0098,461View SEC Filing Icon  
5/9/2025Thomas Alex VetterCEOBuy27,870$10.75$299,602.50844,897View SEC Filing Icon  
11/26/2024Jill A. GreenthalDirectorSell4,524$19.86$89,846.64101,963View SEC Filing Icon  
11/26/2024Sonia JainCFOSell24,971$19.74$492,927.54229,229View SEC Filing Icon  
7/12/2024Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell17,674$19.23$339,871.02598,934View SEC Filing Icon  
6/14/2024Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell17,666$20.09$354,909.94616,608View SEC Filing Icon  
6/5/2024Bryan WienerDirectorSell10,000$20.51$205,100.0062,913View SEC Filing Icon  
5/28/2024Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell25,373$19.00$482,087.00634,274View SEC Filing Icon  
5/23/2024Angelique Strong MarksInsiderSell2,846$18.50$52,651.00118,917View SEC Filing Icon  
5/9/2024Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell27,625$19.00$524,875.00659,647View SEC Filing Icon  
3/7/2024Douglas Neal MillerInsiderSell1,823$18.50$33,725.50181,596View SEC Filing Icon  
2/14/2024Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell14,999$19.00$284,981.00553,886View SEC Filing Icon  
2/12/2024Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell17,666$19.00$335,654.00568,885View SEC Filing Icon  
12/14/2023Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell17,666$19.00$335,654.00586,551View SEC Filing Icon  
11/27/2023Sonia JainCFOSell21,956$19.02$417,603.12273,033View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2023Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell21,266$19.00$404,054.00621,883View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2023Angelique Strong MarksInsiderSell4,263$18.79$80,101.7792,699View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2023Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell14,066$19.00$267,254.00643,149View SEC Filing Icon  
8/24/2023Thomas Alex VetterCEOSell17,666$19.00$335,654.00657,215View SEC Filing Icon  
6/14/2023Bryan WienerDirectorSell15,000$18.29$274,350.0072,913View SEC Filing Icon  
6/6/2023Angelique Strong MarksInsiderSell6,000$18.50$111,000.0096,962View SEC Filing Icon  
6/5/2023Donald A. McGovernDirectorSell7,000$17.82$124,740.0068,231View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Cars.com (NYSE:CARS)

89.15% of Cars.com stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at CARS by year and by quarter.

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Cars.com Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
2/24/2026Villanova Investment Management Co LLC405,566$4.95M3.5%+10.5%0.678%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/24/2026Pacer Advisors Inc.377,575$4.61M0.0%-2.3%0.631%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.252,690$3.08M0.0%+11.4%0.422%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Caitlin John LLC13,777$0.17M0.1%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Vident Advisory LLC47,321$0.58M0.0%+10.0%0.079%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury36,904$0.42M0.0%+5.3%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mackenzie Financial Corp84,755$1.03M0.0%N/A0.142%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC192,259$2.35M0.0%+10.8%0.321%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026XTX Topco Ltd134,799$1.65M0.0%+226.5%0.225%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026VARCOV Co.13,939$0.17M0.1%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL49,042$0.60M0.0%+82.7%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Par Capital Management Inc.2,697,648$32.91M0.8%+31.0%4.510%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC58,871$0.72M0.0%-27.6%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Man Group plc62,021$0.76M0.0%+8.6%0.104%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Inspire Investing LLC38,273$0.47M0.0%+3.0%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Gotham Asset Management LLC41,735$0.51M0.0%+183.6%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Engineers Gate Manager LP12,697$0.16M0.0%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Bridgeway Capital Management LLC357,259$4.36M0.1%+5.5%0.597%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Breach Inlet Capital Management LLC729,439$8.90M4.2%N/A1.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Aristeia Capital L.L.C.43,530$0.53M0.0%N/A0.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC13,881$0.17M0.0%-18.2%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Lazard Asset Management LLC70,895$0.87M0.0%-76.3%0.119%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Trexquant Investment LP95,611$1.17M0.0%-58.5%0.160%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD783,423$9.56M0.0%+0.6%1.310%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Monimus Capital Management LP170,944$2.09M1.4%N/A0.286%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026California State Teachers Retirement System101,810$1.24M0.0%+109.2%0.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Russell Investments Group Ltd.259,981$3.17M0.0%+11.9%0.435%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board38,527$0.47M0.0%+41.7%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026ExodusPoint Capital Management LP66,509$0.81M0.0%+267.9%0.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada2,816$34K0.0%-91.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026RBF Capital LLC53,569$0.65M0.0%-48.3%0.090%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Verition Fund Management LLC51,542$0.63M0.0%-15.2%0.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Panagora Asset Management Inc.35,891$0.44M0.0%-4.3%0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026K2 Principal Fund L.P.78,176$0.95M0.1%N/A0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Entropy Technologies LP13,973$0.17M0.0%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Arax Advisory Partners2,291$28K0.0%-49.4%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Barclays PLC83,887$1.02M0.0%+2.7%0.140%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Brown Advisory Inc.1,931,175$23.56M0.0%-9.7%3.229%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 16,532$0.20M0.0%-15.4%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co45,258$0.55M0.0%-36.5%0.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Neuberger Berman Group LLC13,118$0.16M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Bridgefront Capital LLC13,786$0.17M0.0%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Public Sector Pension Investment Board192,527$2.35M0.0%-13.6%0.322%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP30,714$0.38M0.0%-84.6%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.966,193$11.79M0.0%+5.1%1.615%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026State Street Corp2,265,656$27.64M0.0%-0.2%3.788%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Boston Partners84,337$1.03M0.0%-83.7%0.141%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC152,201$1.86M0.0%-3.6%0.254%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Wells Fargo & Company MN63,298$0.77M0.0%+40.8%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026HRT Financial LP147,114$1.79M0.0%N/A0.246%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Brooklyn Investment Group13,429$0.17M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026MetLife Investment Management LLC29,271$0.36M0.0%-13.4%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.468,503$5.72M0.1%+2.6%0.783%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC326,198$3.98M0.0%-43.1%0.545%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,139,080$38.30M0.0%+1.3%5.248%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Nuveen LLC185,108$2.26M0.0%-3.2%0.309%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Empowered Funds LLC192,259$2.35M0.0%+10.8%0.321%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Inceptionr LLC26,065$0.32M0.1%N/A0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Janney Montgomery Scott LLC24,606$0.30M0.0%-15.4%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Deutsche Bank AG51,586$0.63M0.0%+4.7%0.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026LPL Financial LLC502,683$6.13M0.0%+5.5%0.840%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,127,095$13.75M0.0%+112.1%1.884%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Goldman Sachs Group Inc.282,310$3.44M0.0%-11.0%0.472%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.20,366$0.25M0.0%+15,328.8%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Intech Investment Management LLC18,722$0.23M0.0%-18.5%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Geode Capital Management LLC1,312,229$16.01M0.0%-3.5%2.194%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC132,340$1.62M0.5%-3.3%0.221%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Royce & Associates LP118,514$1.45M0.0%+34.8%0.198%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026LSV Asset Management191,000$2.33M0.0%+83.3%0.319%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Abacus Wealth Partners LLC16,837$0.21M0.0%N/A0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al71,800$0.88M0.0%+34.7%0.120%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Versor Investments LP26,600$0.33M0.1%N/A0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd14,482$0.18M0.0%N/A0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Kestrel Investment Management Corp307,550$3.75M2.1%N/A0.514%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026One Wealth Advisors LLC33,360$0.41M0.0%+8.6%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Comerica Bank12,120$0.15M0.0%-27.7%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026UBS Group AG289,462$3.53M0.0%-15.6%0.484%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky14,498$0.18M0.0%-12.8%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Vanguard Group Inc.5,216,380$63.64M0.0%-20.3%8.722%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Arizona State Retirement System16,222$0.20M0.0%-8.2%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Peregrine Capital Management LLC305,868$3.73M0.1%-4.7%0.511%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH160,315$1.95M0.0%+487.0%0.268%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Round Rock Advisors LLC20,711$0.25M0.0%+85.4%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026CWM LLC2,522$31K0.0%-49.9%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Assetmark Inc.8,774$0.11M0.0%-85.6%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026State of Alaska Department of Revenue51,232$0.62M0.0%+67.0%0.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/21/2026Yousif Capital Management LLC15,152$0.18M0.0%-15.1%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2026Kendall Capital Management35,380$0.43M0.1%-43.8%0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/14/2026Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.26,464$0.32M0.0%-4.2%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/9/2026SG Americas Securities LLC327,780$4M0.0%+60.5%0.548%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/8/2026Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC14,695$0.19M0.0%+30.0%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/8/2026Nordea Investment Management AB512,549$6.24M0.0%-12.0%0.857%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/5/2026GAMMA Investing LLC4,771$58K0.0%-19.1%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/1/2026JPMorgan Chase & Co.531,486$6.50M0.0%+143.4%0.889%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/1/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL26,848$0.33M0.0%N/A0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/9/2025Tudor Investment Corp ET AL26,848$0.33M0.0%N/A0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/1/2025Cambria Investment Management L.P.12,005$0.15M0.0%N/A0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co71,252$0.88M0.0%-7.3%0.119%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Dark Forest Capital Management LP31,600$0.39M0.0%N/A0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025XTX Topco Ltd41,289$0.51M0.0%-10.0%0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Cars.com logo
Cars.com Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital automotive marketplace that connects local car dealers to consumers in the United States. The company offers a suite of digital solutions that creates connections between individuals researching cars or looking to purchase a car with car dealerships and automotive original equipment manufacturers. It also sells online subscription advertising products to car dealerships by its direct sales force, as well as through its affiliate sales channel. In addition, the company sells display advertising to national advertisers. Further, it offers online automotive marketplace service that connects buyers and sellers through Cars.com, Auto.com, DealerRater.com, NewCars.com, PickupTrucks.com, DealerInspire.com, and LaunchDigitalMarketing.com Websites. Its platform hosts approximately 4.9 million new and used vehicle listings and serves approximately 20,000 franchise and independent car dealers. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Today's Range

Now: $8.16
Low: $8.07
High: $8.52

50 Day Range

MA: $10.00
Low: $7.58
High: $12.32

52 Week Range

Now: $8.16
Low: $7.40
High: $13.97

Volume

1,565,546 shs

Average Volume

2,527,122 shs

Market Capitalization

$478.71 million

P/E Ratio

25.51

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.5

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Cars.com?

Cars.com's top insider investors include:
  1. Thomas Alex Vetter (CEO)
  2. Sonia Jain (CFO)
  3. Douglas Neal Miller (Insider)
  4. Angelique Strong Marks (Insider)
  5. Jill A Greenthal (Director)
  6. Matthew B Crawford (Insider)
  7. Thomas E Hale (Director)
  8. Bryan Wiener (Director)
  9. Jenell Ross (Director)
  10. Jr Donald A Mcgovern (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Cars.com.

Who are the major institutional investors of Cars.com?

Cars.com's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 8.72%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 5.25%
  3. Par Capital Management Inc. — 4.51%
  4. State Street Corp — 3.79%
  5. Brown Advisory Inc. — 3.23%
  6. Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.19%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Cars.com stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Cars.com stock?

During the last quarter, CARS stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc.
  2. Boston Partners
  3. Renaissance Technologies LLC
  4. Lazard Asset Management LLC
  5. Brown Advisory Inc.
  6. First Trust Advisors LP
  7. Trexquant Investment LP
  8. Caption Management LLC
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Cars.com company stock include:
  1. Thomas Alex Vetter (CEO)
  2. Sonia Jain (CFO)
Learn More investors selling Cars.com stock.

Which institutional investors are buying Cars.com stock?

In the last quarter, CARS stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Breach Inlet Capital Management LLC
  2. Par Capital Management Inc.
  3. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  4. Kestrel Investment Management Corp
  5. Monimus Capital Management LP
  6. HRT Financial LP
  7. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH
  8. SG Americas Securities LLC
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Cars.com stock:
  1. Thomas Alex Vetter (CEO)
  2. Sonia Jain (CFO)
Learn More investors buying Cars.com stock.