CarGurus
S&P 600
$34.43
+3.38%
Delayed · cached 15 min
Fair value analysis
CARG
CarGurus
$34.42
Close used for this calculation
$14.70Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
60/100
Quality radar
Consensus fair value
$14.70
Above FV▼ -57.3% against the close used
Model range $10.20 – $38.40
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.
Price target range & 52-week position
Bear$10.20Fair value$14.70Bull$38.40
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $26.9652W high $39.03
The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.
Valuation summary
Trading above the consensus fair value
CarGurus closed at $34.42, 134.1% above the consensus fair value of $14.70 drawn from 7 valuation models.
Financial DNA score 60/100 — Good. P/E of 67.5x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.
Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.
All valuation models
DCF Valuation
$18.76
-45.5%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
P/E Fair Value
$10.20
-70.4%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=0.51, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$11.71
-66.0%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=0.51, g=23%
EV/EBITDA
$16.06
-53.3%
(EBITDA × 18x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=272.79M
Book Value (P/B)
$38.40
+11.6%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=2.9, ROE=59%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$34.42
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 23.6% | Historical: 23%
Margin of Safety
$10.86
-68.4%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=14.48, MoS=25%
Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.
Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.