§ MEDIA
USD · MediaCARS
CARS.COM INC
USDSector · MediaBeta · 1.65
§ 01 · PRICE
Price action
1D5D1M6MYTD1YMAX
§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY
13F FLOW
98 increased/new, 64 decreased/exited (13F)
AC 13F Analysis
§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS
| P/E | 19.6 | P/B | 1.54 |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.43 |
§ 05 · WHO OWNS IT
Top institutional holders
| Fund | Shares | % port | Δ Q/Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Management | 8.8M | 0.0% | +4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 4.3M | 0.0% | −49% |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | 4.0M | 2.8% | +498% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.4M | 0.0% | +8% |
| Hill Path Capital LP | 2.5M | 1.5% | ±0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.5M | n/a | n/a |
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Top institutional owners for CARS as of the most recent 13F reporting period (Q1 2026 · Period ended Mar 31). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.
§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY
OTHER88.6% · 0 holders
OTHER4.8% · 136 holders
QUALITY / COMPOUNDER2.9% · 16 holders
PASSIVE / INDEX1.9% · 9 holders
DEALER / BANK1.2% · 21 holders
TACTICAL / MACRO0.3% · 3 holders
SYSTEMATIC / QUANT0.2% · 7 holders
ACTIVIST0.1% · 1 holder
INCOME / DEFENSIVE0.1% · 12 holders
DEEP VALUE0.0% · 2 holders
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.
§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS
NO INSIDER FILINGS
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
No Form 4 filings on record for CARS in the last 180 days.