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Active cluster sell — 3 distinct insiders, $1.6M, window ends Aug 20, 2026.
Figures computed from official regulatory filings — .
Analysttarget 13.33 USD (+30%) · consensus 3.17/5 · 2 buy · 3 hold · 1 sell
Ownershipinsiders 12.6% · institutions 108.06% · short 17.5% of float
In USD · as of Oct 19, 2026
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Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers marketplace through Cars.com that allows OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools. It also operates dealer websites to transform automotive retail processes; and trade and appraisal product, including AccuTrade, which uses demand data and diagnostic scans to determine the right trade-in offer for every VIN in minutes. In addition, the company offers media solution, such as Cars Social, allows dealers to target and serve native advertisements displaying real-time inventory to in-market car shoppers on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platform; VIN Performance Media, a machine-learning for media campaign, including audience targeting, real-time inventory, and ad placement across search, social, and display; In-Market Video, provides OEMs and dealers to pinpoint serious, ready-to-buy shoppers geographically; and proprietary in-market media solutions. The company serves local dealers, OEMs, dealer groups, and auto-adjacent companies. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Market information source · Oct 19, 2026
SEC company identity · Oct 19, 2026
Open-market timeline · full history
25 buys57 sells— close pricebar = usd volume, √ scaleclick a period to filter the table
| Insider | Type | Value · USD | Signals | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziegler Trent | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| McGovern Jr. Donald A.track record | Sell | $98K | SEC |
| Marks Angelique Strong | Sell | $692.3K | Unusual size | SEC |
| Jain Sonia | Sell | $322.9K | SEC |
| Jain Sonia | Sell | $502.7K | SEC |
| Subramanian Bala | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| FORBES SCOTT E | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Greenthal Jill A | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| WIENER BRYAN | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Ross Jenell | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Hale Thomas E | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| McGovern Jr. Donald A.track record | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Ross Jenell | Buy | $15.1K | conv 53First in 12mo | SEC |
| Jain Sonia | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Marks Angelique Strong | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Gosselin Lisa | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Hartmann Tobias | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Vetter Thomas Alextrack record | Other | $612K | SEC |
| Vetter Thomas Alextrack record | Other | $576K | SEC |
| Vetter Thomas Alextrack record | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |
| Gosselin Lisa | Other | $70.5K | SEC |
| Jain Sonia | Other | $167.6K | SEC |
| Marks Angelique Strong | Other | $140.4K | SEC |
| Jain Sonia | Other | $63.1K | SEC |
| Jain Sonia | Award | n/a (Non-cash transaction: the filing states a price of zero (award, gift, exercise)) | SEC |