CarGurus Inc (NASDAQ: CARG)’s stock price has increased by 1.55 compared to its previous closing price of 29.93. However, the company has seen a -2.52% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-26 that The “Big Deal” campaign pays tribute to the momentous experience of car shopping, along with the trusted digital tools from CarGurus that help consumers find the best deal on their big deal BOSTON, Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarGurus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARG), the fastest-growing automotive shopping site in Canada1, today announced the launch of its latest national brand campaign, “Big Deal”, recognizing the important role cars play in people’s lives. The new spots empathize with the big decisions drivers make along the buying journey, underscoring CarGurus’ role in helping consumers find the best deal on their big deal.
Is It Worth Investing in CarGurus Inc (NASDAQ: CARG) Right Now?
CarGurus Inc (NASDAQ: CARG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 168.11x compared to its average ratio. CARG has 36-month beta value of 1.46. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CARG is 84.86M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CARG on March 19, 2025 was 1.02M shares.
CARG’s Market Performance
CARG stock saw a decrease of -2.52% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -23.90% and a quarterly a decrease of -19.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.49% for CarGurus Inc (CARG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.51% for CARG stock, with a simple moving average of -3.36% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CARG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CARG stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for CARG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CARG in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $45 based on the research report published on January 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CARG reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for CARG stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on June 07th, 2024.
Needham gave a rating of “Buy” to CARG, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on February 27th of the previous year.
CARG Trading at -15.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CARG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.56%, as shares sank -19.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.14% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CARG fell by -1.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.52. In addition, CarGurus Inc saw -16.82% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CARG starting from Zales Samuel, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $30.78 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Zales Samuel now owns 390,025 shares of CarGurus Inc, valued at $307,800 using the latest closing price.
Steinert Langley, the Executive Chair of CarGurus Inc, sale 20,640 shares at $31.16 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that Steinert Langley is holding 1,099,379 shares at $643,087 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CARG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for CarGurus Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 3.62, with 2.41 for asset returns.
Based on CarGurus Inc (CARG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 173.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, CarGurus Inc (CARG) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
