CARS
Cars.com Inc
NYSE: CARS · COMMUNICATION SERVICES · INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION
$10.95
+1.34% today
Updated 2026-10-28
Market cap
$544.43M
P/E ratio
17.84
P/S ratio
0.75x
EPS (TTM)
$0.57
Dividend yield
—
52W range
$7 – $14
Volume
0.6M
Cars.com Inc (CARS) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net buying (1,548,440 shares)
Buy transactions
47
Sell transactions
53
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | MCGOVERN, JR. DONALD A. | Director | Sale | 8,000 | $12.25 | $98000.00 |
| 2026-08-17 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 57,980 | $11.94 | $692281.20 |
| 2026-06-12 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 34,021 | $9.49 | $322859.29 |
| 2026-06-11 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 52,579 | $9.56 | $502655.24 |
| 2026-06-05 | WIENER, BRYAN | Director | Buy | 18,267 | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | SUBRAMANIAN, BALA | Director | Buy | 18,267 | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | ROSS, JENELL | Director | Buy | 18,267 | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | MCGOVERN, JR. DONALD A. | Director | Buy | 18,267 | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | HALE, THOMAS E | Director | Buy | 18,267 | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | GREENTHAL, JILL A | Director | Buy | 18,267 | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | FORBES, SCOTT E | Director | Buy | 25,478 | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | ROSS, JENELL | Director | Buy | 1,995 | $7.56 | $15082.20 |
| 2026-03-11 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 64,603 | — | — |
| 2026-03-11 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 156,267 | — | — |
| 2026-03-11 | HARTMANN, TOBIAS | Director, CEO | Buy | 344,150 | — | — |
| 2026-03-11 | GOSSELIN, LISA | Chief Commercial Officer | Buy | 124,282 | — | — |
| 2026-03-02 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Former Director & CEO | Buy | 137,797 | — | — |
| 2026-03-02 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Former Director & CEO | Sale | 71,665 | $8.54 | $612019.10 |
| 2026-03-02 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Former Director & CEO | Sale | 67,444 | $8.54 | $575971.76 |
| 2026-03-02 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 16,442 | $8.54 | $140414.68 |
| 2026-03-02 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 26,536 | — | — |
| 2026-03-02 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 19,621 | $8.54 | $167563.34 |
| 2026-03-02 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 7,391 | $8.54 | $63119.14 |
| 2026-03-02 | GOSSELIN, LISA | Chief Commercial Officer | Sale | 8,256 | $8.54 | $70506.24 |
| 2025-12-22 | HARTMANN, TOBIAS | CEO-Designate | Buy | 155,885 | — | — |
| 2025-12-22 | HARTMANN, TOBIAS | CEO-Designate | Buy | 233,827 | — | — |
| 2025-12-17 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 11,400 | $13.45 | $153330.00 |
| 2025-12-02 | CRAWFORD, MATTHEW B. | Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 27,358 | $12.03 | $329116.74 |
| 2025-10-01 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 29,226 | $12.33 | $360356.58 |
| 2025-08-08 | CRAWFORD, MATTHEW B. | Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 15,000 | $11.77 | $176550.00 |
| 2025-06-06 | WIENER, BRYAN | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | SUBRAMANIAN, BALA | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | ROSS, JENELL | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | REVELLE, GREG | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | MCGOVERN, JR. DONALD A. | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | KELLY, MICHAEL JOSEPH | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | HALE, THOMAS E | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | GREENTHAL, JILL A | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | FORBES, SCOTT E | Director | Buy | 25,530 | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | DEVARD, JERRI | Director | Buy | 18,305 | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Buy | 27,239 | $10.75 | $292819.25 |
| 2025-05-09 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Buy | 631 | $10.68 | $6739.08 |
| 2025-05-01 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 6,352 | $11.74 | $74572.48 |
| 2025-03-21 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Buy | 257,732 | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 73,068 | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 91,022 | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | GOSSELIN, LISA | Chief Commercial Officer | Buy | 93,429 | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | CRAWFORD, MATTHEW B. | Chief Product Innovation Off. | Buy | 36,244 | — | — |
| 2025-03-03 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 39,639 | $13.20 | $523234.80 |
| 2025-03-03 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 9,189 | $13.20 | $121294.80 |
| 2025-03-03 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 10,954 | $13.20 | $144592.80 |
| 2025-03-03 | CRAWFORD, MATTHEW B. | Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 8,173 | $13.20 | $107883.60 |
| 2024-12-02 | GREENTHAL, JILL A | Director | Sale | 10,990 | $19.85 | $218151.50 |
| 2024-11-27 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 25,029 | $19.62 | $491068.98 |
| 2024-11-26 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 24,971 | $19.74 | $492927.54 |
| 2024-11-26 | GREENTHAL, JILL A | Director | Sale | 4,524 | $19.86 | $89846.64 |
| 2024-11-25 | MCGOVERN, JR. DONALD A. | Director | Sale | 5,000 | — | — |
| 2024-10-01 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 32,637 | $16.60 | $541774.20 |
| 2024-07-12 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 17,674 | $19.23 | $339871.02 |
| 2024-06-14 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 17,666 | $20.09 | $354909.94 |
| 2024-06-05 | WIENER, BRYAN | Director | Sale | 10,000 | $20.51 | $205100.00 |
| 2024-06-05 | WIENER, BRYAN | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | SUBRAMANIAN, BALA | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | ROSS, JENELL | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | REVELLE, GREG | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | MCGOVERN, JR. DONALD A. | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | KELLY, MICHAEL JOSEPH | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | HALE, THOMAS E | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | GREENTHAL, JILL A | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | FORBES, SCOTT E | Director | Buy | 12,361 | — | — |
| 2024-06-05 | DEVARD, JERRI | Director | Buy | 8,726 | — | — |
| 2024-05-28 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 25,373 | $19.00 | $482087.00 |
| 2024-05-24 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 16,989 | $18.57 | $315485.73 |
| 2024-05-23 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 2,846 | $18.50 | $52651.00 |
| 2024-05-09 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 27,625 | $19.00 | $524875.00 |
| 2024-05-01 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 9,850 | $16.59 | $163411.50 |
| 2024-03-14 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Buy | 177,096 | — | — |
| 2024-03-14 | MILLER, DOUGLAS NEAL | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Buy | 44,274 | — | — |
| 2024-03-14 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 50,207 | — | — |
| 2024-03-14 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 60,139 | — | — |
| 2024-03-08 | MILLER, DOUGLAS NEAL | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Sale | 14,344 | $18.54 | $265937.76 |
| 2024-03-07 | MILLER, DOUGLAS NEAL | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Sale | 1,823 | $18.50 | $33725.50 |
| 2024-03-06 | MILLER, DOUGLAS NEAL | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Sale | 16,167 | $18.15 | $293431.05 |
| 2024-03-01 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 41,043 | $18.60 | $763399.80 |
| 2024-03-01 | MILLER, DOUGLAS NEAL | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Sale | 24,155 | $18.60 | $449283.00 |
| 2024-03-01 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 6,469 | $18.60 | $120323.40 |
| 2024-03-01 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 8,325 | $18.60 | $154845.00 |
| 2024-02-26 | MILLER, DOUGLAS NEAL | Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer | Sale | 14,000 | $17.92 | $250880.00 |
| 2024-02-15 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 2,667 | $19.00 | $50673.00 |
| 2024-02-14 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 14,999 | $19.00 | $284981.00 |
| 2024-02-12 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 17,666 | $19.00 | $335654.00 |
| 2023-12-14 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 17,666 | $19.00 | $335654.00 |
| 2023-11-30 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 13,889 | $18.64 | $258890.96 |
| 2023-11-29 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 8,439 | $18.90 | $159497.10 |
| 2023-11-28 | MCGOVERN, JR. DONALD A. | Director | Sale | 7,000 | — | — |
| 2023-11-28 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 17,235 | $18.92 | $326086.20 |
| 2023-11-27 | JAIN, SONIA | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 21,956 | $19.02 | $417603.12 |
| 2023-11-14 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 17,666 | $19.33 | $341483.78 |
| 2023-11-13 | VETTER, THOMAS ALEX | Director, CEO | Sale | 21,266 | $19.00 | $404054.00 |
| 2023-11-09 | MARKS, ANGELIQUE STRONG | Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 5,594 | $18.52 | $103600.88 |
Frequently asked questions
Are CARS insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, CARS insiders have been net sellers, with about $14.86M in stock sold across 53 sales, against 3 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at CARS mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which CARS insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. VETTER, THOMAS ALEX accounts for the largest share on record, with about $5.93M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.