CarGurus stock
CARGNASDAQCarGurus, Inc., Communication ServicesISIN US1417881091
84Score 84 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
70 / 100
Price history
−3.9% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 9 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 4.2% above it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 62).
The price is 12% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 9 years: 79% (September 2018 to December 2022).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$32.10
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$32.89
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)62
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$26.96
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$39.03
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- CarGurus, Inc. belongs to the Internet Content & Information industry (United States) and, with a market value of $3.05B, is number 27 of 46 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $938.98M (up 5% year on year) and earnings of $155.9M (up 643.4%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $1.01B (up 8.1%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.62 (up 17.5%).
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- MEQIRI Score 84 out of 100 (Strong): rank 2 of 232 in Communication Services, median 58.
- The P/E is 16.4 (Internet Content & Information median 15.8, own median of recent years 56.2).
- Our model puts fair value at $43.14, with the price 19% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.1% in fiscal 2025, Internet Content & Information median 5.6%.Profitability 91
- Share buybacksShare count down 16% since 2020.Capital allocation 87
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 177% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 100
Weaknesses
- Margin may fall backOperating margin 20.7%, average of the prior years 6.6%, which ranged from 1.5% to 17.7%. After peaks like this, the margin was more than a quarter lower two years later in 44 of 100 cases, against 24 of 100 for other companies with high margins.
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and profitability.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 83 to 84.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $30.81 and expensive above $71.90 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $53.24 (cash-flow model) and $33.03 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 9.5%. At 10.5% the fair value would be $39.16, at 8.5% it would be $48.84.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (15.8).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 7.3% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2015, at around 25% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 89%, operating 21%, net 17%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 18 Feb 2027in 98 days
- Last reported
- 5 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.70 (expected $0.66)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $2.620.0%
- Revenue
- $1.01B0.0%
- Earnings per share
- $3.020.0%
- Revenue
- $1.11B0.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +7.1%2026 profitability outlook raised, with adjusted EBITDA margin now compressing only about 50 to 150 basis points; revenue growth guidance of 10% to 13% unchanged.
“As a result, we are raising our full year profitability outlook and now expect full year non GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins to compress approximately 50 to 150-basis-points in 2026 relative to 2025.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 6 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 9 insiders sold, $4.15M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Steinert LangleySale
6 Nov 2026, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chair
- Shares
- 590
- Price
- $37.92
- Value
- $22,371
- Steinert LangleySale
4 Nov 2026, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chair
- Shares
- 2,866
- Price
- $37.56
- Value
- $107,642
- Zales SamuelSale
2 Nov 2026, COO and President
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $32.33
- Value
- $323,300
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- Elshareef IsmailSale
2 Nov 2026, Chief Product Officer
- Shares
- 1,964
- Price
- $32.33
- Value
- $63,496
- Zales SamuelSale
15 Oct 2026, COO and President
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $30.31
- Value
- $303,100
- Sarnoff DafnaSale
2 Oct 2026, Chief Marketing Officer
- Shares
- 7,234
- Price
- $29.62
- Value
- $214,271
- Quinn Matthew ToddSale
2 Oct 2026, Chief Technology Officer
- Shares
- 3,824
- Price
- $29.62
- Value
- $113,267
- Elshareef IsmailSale
2 Oct 2026, Chief Product Officer
- Shares
- 2,673
- Price
- $29.62
- Value
- $79,174
- Zales SamuelSale
15 Sept 2026, COO and President
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $34.62
- Value
- $346,200
- Zales SamuelSale
28 Aug 2026, COO and President
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $36.50
- Value
- $365,000
- Elshareef IsmailSale
14 Aug 2026, Chief Product Officer
- Shares
- 8,957
- Price
- $38.00
- Value
- $340,366
- Sarnoff DafnaSale
13 Aug 2026, Chief Marketing Officer
- Shares
- 17,151
- Price
- $37.00
- Value
- $634,587
- Schwartz Greg MSale
12 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $36.07
- Value
- $360,700
- Trevisan JasonSale
7 Aug 2026, Chief Executive Officer
- Shares
- 1,100
- Price
- $41.06
- Value
- $45,166
- Zamora JavierSale
3 Aug 2026, General Counsel and Secretary
- Shares
- 6,205
- Price
- $37.08
- Value
- $230,081
- Zamora JavierSale
2 Jul 2026, General Counsel and Secretary
- Shares
- 3,533
- Price
- $36.06
- Value
- $127,400
- Quinn Matthew ToddSale
2 Jul 2026, Chief Technology Officer
- Shares
- 3,824
- Price
- $35.03
- Value
- $133,955
- Hanson Jennifer LaddSale
2 Jul 2026, Chief People Officer
- Shares
- 567
- Price
- $35.03
- Value
- $19,862
- Hanson Jennifer LaddSale
1 Jul 2026, Chief People Officer
- Shares
- 2,499
- Price
- $34.56
- Value
- $86,365
- Zamora JavierSale
29 Jun 2026, General Counsel and Secretary
- Shares
- 3,532
- Price
- $34.08
- Value
- $120,371
- Zamora JavierSale
26 Jun 2026, General Counsel and Secretary
- Shares
- 3,532
- Price
- $32.63
- Value
- $115,253
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at CarGurus
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
232 rated companies in Communication Services
- This company
- 84
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
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ETFs that hold CarGurus
Held by 15 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.36% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.15% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| iShares Digitalisation UCITS ETF2B79 | 0.10% | 0.40% | €726.22M |
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| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.09% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.09% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.04% | 0.39% | €188.08M |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.04% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.03% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 8 Aug 2025)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.