Cars.com Inc. (CARS) · Insider trading
What Cars.com's directors, officers and largest holders bought and sold themselves, from the Form 4 each of them files with the SEC within two business days of a trade. Open-market purchases and sales first: those are the trades somebody chose to make at the market price.
Bought, 12 months
$15,082
1 insider, 1 trade
Sold, 12 months
$2.10M
4 insiders, 7% under a plan
Net, 12 months
−$2.08M
bought less sold
Latest filing
2026-08-24
filings read to 2026-10-19
Who traded, two years
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Trades | Last trade | Holds after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | – | $1.96M | 5 | 2026-06-12 | 312,833 |
| Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | – | $692,281 | 1 | 2026-08-17 | 149,636 |
| Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | – | $680,767 | 3 | 2025-12-02 | 71,103 |
| Greenthal Jill ADirector | – | $307,998 | 2 | 2024-12-02 | 90,973 |
| Vetter Thomas AlexDirector, CEO | $299,558 | – | 2 | 2025-05-09 | 844,266 |
| McGovern Jr. Donald A.Director | – | $98,000 | 1 | 2026-08-20 | 102,900 |
| Ross JenellDirector | $15,082 | – | 1 | 2026-03-13 | 69,478 |
Open-market purchases and sales
Newest first. “Plan” marks a trade made under a 10b5-1 plan set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Holds after | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | McGovern Jr. Donald A.Director | Sale | 8,000 | 12.25 | $98,000 | 102,900 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-17 | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | Sale | 57,980 | 11.94 | $692,281 | 149,636 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-12 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Sale | 34,021 | 9.49 | $322,859 | 312,833 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-11 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Sale | 52,579 | 9.56 | $502,655 | 346,854 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-13 | Ross JenellDirector | Buy | 1,995 | 7.56 | $15,082 | 69,478 | Form 4 |
| 2025-12-17 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Saleplan | 11,400 | 13.45 | $153,330 | 243,642 | Form 4 |
| 2025-12-02 | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 27,358 | 12.03 | $329,117 | 71,103 | Form 4 |
| 2025-08-08 | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 15,000 | 11.77 | $176,550 | 98,461 | Form 4 |
| 2025-05-09 | Vetter Thomas AlexDirector, CEO | Buy | 27,239 | 10.75 | $292,819 | 844,266 | Form 4 |
| 2025-05-09 | Vetter Thomas AlexDirector, CEO | Buy | 631 | 10.68 | $6,739 | 844,897 | Form 4 |
| 2024-12-02 | Greenthal Jill ADirector | Sale | 10,990 | 19.85 | $218,152 | 90,973 | Form 4 |
| 2024-11-27 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Sale | 25,029 | 19.62 | $491,069 | 204,200 | Form 4 |
| 2024-11-26 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Sale | 24,971 | 19.74 | $492,928 | 229,229 | Form 4 |
| 2024-11-26 | Greenthal Jill ADirector | Sale | 4,524 | 19.86 | $89,847 | 101,963 | Form 4 |
| 2024-11-08 | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | Sale | 10,000 | 17.51 | $175,100 | 84,708 | Form 5 |
Grants, exercises and other transactions
Pay, tax and paperwork rather than a choice to trade at the market price. Two years.
29 × grant or award12 × shares withheld for tax1 × gift
Show them
| Date | Insider | What | Shares | Price | Holds after | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Forbes Scott eDirector | Grant or award A | +25,478 | – | 218,866 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-05 | McGovern Jr. Donald A.Director | Grant or award A | +18,267 | – | 110,900 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-05 | Subramanian BalaDirector | Grant or award A | +18,267 | – | 126,578 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-05 | Greenthal Jill ADirector | Grant or award A | +18,267 | – | 127,545 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-05 | Ross JenellDirector | Grant or award A | +18,267 | – | 87,745 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-05 | Hale Thomas EDirector | Grant or award A | +18,267 | – | 95,497 | Form 4 |
| 2026-06-05 | Wiener BryanDirector | Grant or award A | +18,267 | – | 108,211 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-11 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Grant or award A | +156,267 | – | 399,433 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-11 | Hartmann TobiasDirector, CEO | Grant or award A | +344,150 | – | 577,977 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-11 | Gosselin LisaChief Commercial Officer | Grant or award A | +124,282 | – | 209,455 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-11 | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | Grant or award A | +64,603 | – | 207,616 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Vetter Thomas AlexOther | Shares withheld for tax F | −71,665 | 8.54 | 773,232 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Vetter Thomas AlexOther | Grant or award A | +137,797 | – | 911,092 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Vetter Thomas AlexOther | Shares withheld for tax F | −67,444 | 8.54 | 843,585 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −16,442 | 8.54 | 143,013 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Gosselin LisaChief Commercial Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −8,256 | 8.54 | 85,173 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −19,621 | 8.54 | 224,021 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Grant or award A | +26,536 | – | 250,557 | Form 4 |
| 2026-03-02 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −7,391 | 8.54 | 243,166 | Form 4 |
| 2025-12-22 | Hartmann TobiasCEO-Designate | Grant or award A | +233,827 | – | 233,827 | Form 4 |
| 2025-10-01 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −29,226 | 12.33 | 255,042 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Devard JerriDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 112,230 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Revelle GregDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 117,230 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hale Thomas EDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 77,230 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Greenthal Jill ADirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 109,278 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Kelly Michael JosephDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 109,363 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | McGovern Jr. Donald A.Director | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 92,633 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Forbes Scott eDirector | Grant or award A | +25,530 | – | 193,388 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Ross JenellDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 67,483 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Wiener BryanDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 89,944 | Form 4 |
| 2025-06-06 | Subramanian BalaDirector | Grant or award A | +18,305 | – | 108,311 | Form 4 |
| 2025-05-01 | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −6,352 | 11.74 | 159,455 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-21 | Gosselin LisaChief Commercial Officer | Grant or award A | +93,429 | – | 93,429 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-21 | Vetter Thomas AlexDirector, CEO | Grant or award A | +257,732 | – | 817,027 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-21 | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | Grant or award A | +73,068 | – | 165,807 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-21 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Grant or award A | +91,022 | – | 284,268 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-21 | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | Grant or award A | +36,244 | – | 113,461 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-03 | Vetter Thomas AlexDirector, CEO | Shares withheld for tax F | −39,639 | 13.20 | 559,295 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-03 | Marks Angelique StrongChief Legal Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −9,189 | 13.20 | 92,739 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-03 | Jain SoniaChief Financial Officer | Shares withheld for tax F | −10,954 | 13.20 | 193,246 | Form 4 |
| 2025-03-03 | Crawford Matthew B.Chief Product Innovation Off. | Shares withheld for tax F | −8,173 | 13.20 | 77,217 | Form 4 |
| 2024-11-25 | McGovern Jr. Donald A.Director | Gift G | −5,000 | – | 74,328 | Form 4 |
How to read it
- Buy, sale
- Code P and S on the form: shares bought or sold in the market, at the market price. The other codes are mostly pay (a grant, an option exercised) or tax (shares the company withheld), and say little about what the insider thinks of the price.
- Plan
- A sale or purchase under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, set up in advance and running on its own schedule. Since April 2023 the form has a box for it. Much executive selling is planned and says more about diversifying than about the company.
- Holds after
- The shares the insider still held after the trade, in the form the trade was in (directly, or indirectly through a trust or a fund).
- Value
- Shares times the price the form reports, which is often an average over several fills on the day.
Read from the SEC's own quarterly data sets of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and from each day's filings since the last one. A correcting amendment replaces the lines it restates. Every row links to its filing. None of this is advice: insiders sell for many reasons, and buy for fewer.