CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.610-0.670 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.510. The company issued revenue guidance of -. CarGurus also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.190-2.250 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $39.00 price target on shares of CarGurus in a report on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of CarGurus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Gordon Haskett initiated coverage on shares of CarGurus in a report on Monday, July 14th. They set a “hold” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CarGurus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on shares of CarGurus from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.05.

CarGurus Stock Up 1.4%

CARG traded up $0.46 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $33.59. 537,311 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,043,075. CarGurus has a one year low of $24.65 and a one year high of $41.33. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.50.

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.03. CarGurus had a return on equity of 36.23% and a net margin of 14.12%.The company had revenue of $234.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $232.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.41 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that CarGurus will post 1.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CarGurus news, insider Ismail Elshareef sold 1,228 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.98, for a total value of $42,955.44. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 95,907 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,354,826.86. This trade represents a 1.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Samuel Zales sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.08, for a total value of $360,800.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 441,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,940,901.68. The trade was a 2.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 41,226 shares of company stock valued at $1,471,482. 16.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CarGurus

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of CarGurus by 491.7% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in CarGurus by 3.0% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 64,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,889,000 after acquiring an additional 1,890 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of CarGurus in the second quarter valued at approximately $87,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of CarGurus by 35.1% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 3,928 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury increased its stake in CarGurus by 9.5% in the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 52,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,757,000 after acquiring an additional 4,567 shares during the last quarter. 86.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CarGurus Company Profile

CarGurus, Inc operates an online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, U.S. Marketplace and Digital Wholesale. The company provides an online automotive marketplace where customers can search for new and used car listings from its dealers and sell their car to dealers and other consumers; and paid listings subscriptions for enhanced access to its marketplace that connects dealers to a large audience of informed and engaged consumers.