Cars.com CARS Insider Ownership

Updated Oct 22, 2026

Over the trailing 12 months, CARS insiders bought $15,082 worth of shares (2K shares) and sold $2.1 million worth (191.34K shares) in open-market trades.

• Cars.com's open-market purchases in the past 12 months came from one insider, and its sales from 4 insiders.
• Among CARS insiders, Jenell Ross (Director) bought the most stock on the open market in the past 12 months: $15,082 (2K shares), most recently on March 13, 2026.
• On the selling side, Sonia Jain (Chief Financial Officer) sold the most Cars.com stock on the open market over the past 12 months, $978,845 (98K shares), most recently on June 12, 2026.
• Cars.com's latest insider trade on the open market was a sale of 8K shares for $98,000 by Donald A. McGovern Jr. (Director) on August 20, 2026.
• Apart from open-market trades, CARS insiders received 1.46Mn shares in stock awards and gave up 190.82K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices in the past 12 months.
• Per Business Quant, CARS insiders together hold 3.7Mn shares based on their latest Form 4 filings, or 6.63% of the 55.87Mn shares outstanding; that total is up 7.74% from 3.44Mn shares at the end of Q2 2026 and up 33.72% from 2.77Mn shares at the end of Q3 2025.
• None of the 3.7Mn shares held by Cars.com insiders is held through trusts, partnerships or family members; all are direct holdings.
• The insider holdings in Cars.com belong to 17 insiders who have reported on Form 4 within the past two years.
• Cars.com's three largest insider shareholders, based on their latest Form 4 filings, are Thomas Alex Vetter (843.59K shares), Tobias Hartmann (CEO, 577.98K shares) and Trent Ziegler (CFO & Designate, 332.07K shares).
• Thomas Alex Vetter holds 22.78% of the combined insider position in Cars.com.
• A total of 23 Form 4 filings with transactions in Cars.com stock were made over the past 12 months, by 14 insiders.
• These insider figures for Cars.com are based on Form 4 filings through October 21, 2026.