CarGurus Inc (NASDAQ: CARG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 154.59x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.42. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CARG is 84.57M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.51% of that float. On April 10, 2025, the average trading volume of CARG was 1.24M shares.
CARG) stock’s latest price update
CarGurus Inc (NASDAQ: CARG)’s stock price has gone rise by 10.96 in comparison to its previous close of 25.19, however, the company has experienced a -5.29% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-02 that With tariffs going into effect, report uncovers trends in new car supply, consumer demand, and pricing—plus opportunities where shoppers can still find savings BOSTON, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG), the No. 1 visited digital auto platform for shopping, buying, and selling new and used vehicles1, today released its Quarterly Review for Q1 2025.
CARG’s Market Performance
CARG’s stock has fallen by -5.29% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -12.11% and a quarterly drop of -23.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.86% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.27% for CarGurus Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.47% for CARG’s stock, with a -11.88% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CARG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CARG stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for CARG by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CARG in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $34 based on the research report published on March 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CARG reach a price target of $45, previously predicting the price at $39. The rating they have provided for CARG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 16th, 2025.
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to CARG, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on June 07th of the previous year.
CARG Trading at -15.59% 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 -32.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.86%, as shares sank -10.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CARG fell by -5.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.26. In addition, CarGurus Inc saw -23.51% 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 Sarnoff Dafna, who sale 5,445 shares at the price of $28.63 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, Sarnoff Dafna now owns 127,889 shares of CarGurus Inc, valued at $155,890 using the latest closing price.
Quinn Matthew Todd, the Chief Technology Officer of CarGurus Inc, sale 4,393 shares at $28.63 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that Quinn Matthew Todd is holding 229,124 shares at $125,772 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 3.14. 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 sum up, CarGurus Inc (CARG) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
