Cars.com (CARS) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
Net sellingShare price and insider trades
Cars.com insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 1 insider bought $15K and 4 sold $2.1M of CARS stock on the open market.
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CARS insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | — | 0 | $790K | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | — | 0 | $826K | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | $15K | 1 | — | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | — | 0 | $482K | 2 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 1 Cars.com Inc. insider reported open-market purchases totaling $15K, while 4 insiders reported sales totaling $2.1M. 1 of 6 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24SEC | Jr. Donald A. McgovernDirector | Sell | 8,000102,900 held (−7%) | $12.25 | $98K | -20.7% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Angelique Strong MarksGeneral Counsel | Sell | 57,980149,636 held (−28%) | $11.94 | $692K | -18.7% | — |
| Jun 15SEC | Sonia JainCFO | Sell | 52,579346,854 held (−13%) | $9.56 | $503K | +1.6% | — |
| Jun 15SEC | Sonia JainCFO | Sell | 34,021312,833 held (−10%) | $9.49 | $323K | +2.3% | — |
| Mar 16SEC | Jenell RossDirector | Buy | 1,99569,478 held (+3%) | $7.56 | $15K | +28.4% | — |
| Dec 19SEC | Sonia JainCFO | Sell Plan | 11,400243,642 held (−4%) | $13.45 | $153K | -27.8% | — |
| Dec 4SEC | Matthew B. CrawfordChief Product Innovation Off. | Sell | 27,35871,103 held (−28%) | $12.03 | $329K | -19.3% | — |
Insiders at Cars.com Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia JainCFO | — | $979K | Jun 15, 2026 | — |
| Angelique Strong MarksGeneral Counsel | — | $692K | Aug 19, 2026 | — |
| Matthew B. CrawfordChief Product Innovation Off. | — | $329K | Dec 4, 2025 | — |
| Jr. Donald A. McgovernDirector | — | $98K | Aug 24, 2026 | — |
| Jenell RossDirector | $15K | — | Mar 16, 2026 | — |
CARS stock: common questions
Are Cars.com Inc. insiders buying CARS stock?
In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of CARS worth $15K. The latest was Director Jenell Ross bought $15K of CARS at $7.56 — first open-market purchase in our records.
Are Cars.com Inc. insiders selling CARS stock?
4 insiders reported sales worth $2.1M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is CARS's 52-week range?
Over the past year CARS has traded between $7.58 and $13.50. It last closed at $9.71 on Oct 9, 2026.