Auction Technology Group (ATG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Auction Technology Group plc (“ATG”) is the operator of the world’s leading marketplaces and auction services for curated online auctions, seamlessly connecting bidders from around the world to over 3,800 trusted auction houses across two major sectors: Industrial & Commercial (“I&C”) and Art & Antiques (“A&A”). The Group powers eight online marketplaces and listing sites using its proprietary auction platform technology, hosting in excess of 70,000 live and timed auctions each year. ATG has been supporting the auction industry since 1971 and the Group has offices in the UK, US and Germany.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 404.20 to 429.60
• 50-Day Range: 317.50 to 427.60
• 52-Week Range: 259.50 to 513
• Volume: 514,916 shs
• Average Volume: 6.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £517.78 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 549
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Auction Technology Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Auction Technology Group scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Auction Technology Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Auction Technology Group has a consensus price target of GBX 549, representing about 28.4% upside from its current price of GBX 427.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Auction Technology Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Auction Technology Group is -3.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Auction Technology Group is -3.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Auction Technology Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ATG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Auction Technology Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Auction Technology Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.44

News Sentiment

Auction Technology Group has a news sentiment score of 1.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Auction Technology Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ATG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Auction Technology Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £757,950 in company stock, which represents 0.1464% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Auction Technology Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £757,950 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.59% of the stock of Auction Technology Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.89% of the stock of Auction Technology Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ATG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.auctiontechnologygroup.com
• Phone: 44 2037 255 500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 396
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Auction Technology Group: GBX 549
• High Price Target: GBX 815
• Low Price Target: GBX 315
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (118.20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.91
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £10.21 million
• Net Margins: -36.49%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -18.96%
• Return on Assets: 2.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.55
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £227.25 million
• Price / Sales: 2.28
• Cash Flow: GBX 25.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.91
• Book Value: GBX 418.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,089,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £517.78 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72