Cars.com Inc. (CARS): insider trading, Congress trades & who owns it

Insider signal
28/100
Insider selling · 90 days
Insider buys
$15K
1 buyer · 12 months
Insider sales
$2.1M
4 sellers · 12 months
Funds holding
198
13F · Q2 2026
Congress trades
None
none in 2 years

Over 12 months, Cars.com Inc. saw more selling than buying from its insiders — purchases of about $15,000 against sales of $2.1 million.

The largest purchase came from Ross Jenell (Director), about $15,000.

On the institutional side, 198 funds reported holding CARS at the end of Q2 2026, and funds were split between buying and selling. 2 quarters in a row of net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 2 of the last 7 full quarters.

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Latest insider trades in CARS

FiledInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValueSource
Aug 24, 2026McGovern Jr. Donald A.DirectorSell8,000$12.25$98KSEC
Aug 19, 2026Marks Angelique StrongExecutive OfficerSell57,980$11.94$692KSEC
Jun 15, 2026Jain SoniaCFOSell52,579$9.56$503KSEC
Jun 15, 2026Jain SoniaCFOSell34,021$9.49$323KSEC
Mar 16, 2026Ross JenellDirectorBuy1,995$7.56$15KSEC
Dec 19, 2025Jain SoniaCFOSell11,400$13.45$153KSEC
Dec 4, 2025Crawford Matthew B.Executive OfficerSell27,358$12.03$329KSEC
Aug 12, 2025Crawford Matthew B.Executive OfficerSell15,000$11.77$177KSEC
May 12, 2025Vetter Thomas AlexCEOBuy631$10.68$7KSEC
May 12, 2025Vetter Thomas AlexCEOBuy27,239$10.75$293KSEC
Feb 4, 2025Crawford Matthew B.Executive OfficerSell10,000$17.51$175KSEC
Dec 4, 2024Greenthal Jill ADirectorSell10,990$19.85$218KSEC
Nov 29, 2024Greenthal Jill ADirectorSell4,524$19.86$90KSEC
Nov 29, 2024Jain SoniaCFOSell24,971$19.74$493KSEC
Nov 29, 2024Jain SoniaCFOSell25,029$19.62$491KSEC

Questions about CARS

Are insiders buying or selling CARS stock?

In the last 12 months Cars.com Inc. insiders made open-market purchases worth about $15,000 and sales worth about $2.1 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.

When was the last insider trade in CARS?

The most recent open-market insider trade in CARS was filed on 2026-08-24.

How many institutions own CARS?

198 investment managers reported holding CARS in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.

Has any member of Congress traded CARS?

No congressional trades in CARS were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.

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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1). Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).