Auto Trader Group plc is a digital automotive marketplace. The Company is engaged in the business of buying and selling new and used vehicles. The Company also operates similar business in Ireland through its Website carzone.ie. The Company caters to various types of customer, including Trade, which consists of revenue from retailer customers and revenue from other products and services provided to retailers and home traders to support their online activities; Consumer services, which comprises revenue from individuals for vehicle advertisements on the Company's Websites, and also includes revenue derived from third-party services directed at consumers relating to their motoring needs, such as insurance and loan finance, and Display advertising, which consists of revenue from customers and advertising agencies for placing display advertising on the Company's Websites. Its subsidiaries include Auto Trader Holding Limited, Trader Licensing Limited and Webzone Limited.
Industry, Sector and Symbol:
- Sector: Technology
- Industry: Internet Services - NEC
- Sub-Industry: N/A
- Symbol: LON:AUTO
- CUSIP: N/A
- Web: about-us.autotrader.co.uk/
Capitalization:- Market Cap: £3.46 billion
- Outstanding Shares: 973,818,000
Average Prices:- 50 Day Moving Avg: GBX 368.80
- 200 Day Moving Avg: GBX 392.57
- 52 Week Range: GBX 349.60 - GBX 445
P/E:- Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.81
- P/E Growth: 1.58
Sales & Book Value:- Annual Revenue: £311.4 million
- Price / Sales: 11.13
- Book Value: GBX (0.02) per share
- Price / Book: -177.90
Profitability:- EBIDTA: £206.2 million
- Net Margins: 49.84%
- Return on Assets: 39.35%
Misc:- Average Volume: 3.28 million shs.
Frequently Asked Questions for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)
What is Auto Trader Group PLC's stock symbol?
Auto Trader Group PLC trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "AUTO."
How often does Auto Trader Group PLC pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Auto Trader Group PLC?
Auto Trader Group PLC declared a dividend on Thursday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.50 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 31st. This is an increase from Auto Trader Group PLC's previous dividend of $1.70. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Auto Trader Group PLC's Dividend History.
Where is Auto Trader Group PLC's stock going? Where will Auto Trader Group PLC's stock price be in 2017?
14 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Auto Trader Group PLC's shares. Their predictions range from GBX 350 to GBX 530. On average, they expect Auto Trader Group PLC's share price to reach GBX 453.77 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Auto Trader Group PLC.
Who are some of Auto Trader Group PLC's key competitors?
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Who are Auto Trader Group PLC's key executives?
Auto Trader Group PLC's management team includes the folowing people:
- Trevor Nigel Mather, Chief Executive, Executive Director
- Sean Glithero, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
- Nathan Coe, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director
- Claire V. Baty, Company Secretary
- Edmund W. Williams, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
- jill Easterbrook, Independent Non-Executive Director
- David W. Keens, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
- Jeni Mundy, Independent Non-Executive Director
How do I buy Auto Trader Group PLC stock?
Shares of Auto Trader Group PLC and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
What is Auto Trader Group PLC's stock price today?
One share of Auto Trader Group PLC stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 355.80.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON AUTO)MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Auto Trader Group PLC and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
Consensus Ratings for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus ratings using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings. Each stock's consensus rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.
MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
| Ratings Breakdown: | 4 Sell Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 8 Buy Ratings |
| Consensus Rating: | Hold (Score: 2.29) |
| Consensus Price Target: | GBX 453.77 |
Analysts' Ratings History for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)
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| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target | Details |
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| 7/13/2017 | Shore Capital | Initiated Coverage | Hold | |  |
| 7/6/2017 | Macquarie | Reiterated Rating | Underperform | GBX 360 | |
| 7/3/2017 | Liberum Capital | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 530 | |
| 6/30/2017 | Berenberg Bank | Reiterated Rating | Sell | GBX 350 | |
| 6/21/2017 | Barclays PLC | Lower Price Target | Overweight | GBX 470 -> GBX 465 | |
| 6/14/2017 | Numis Securities Ltd | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 520 | |
| 6/9/2017 | Credit Suisse Group | Reiterated Rating | Underperform | GBX 360 | |
| 6/9/2017 | Deutsche Bank AG | Reiterated Rating | Hold | GBX 435 | |
| 1/16/2017 | BNP Paribas | Downgrade | Sell | GBX 490 | |
| 1/13/2017 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 468 | |
| 1/5/2017 | Peel Hunt | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 445 | |
| 11/11/2016 | Jefferies Group LLC | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 520 | |
| 11/10/2016 | Canaccord Genuity | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 456 | |
| 9/2/2016 | Bank of America Corporation | Initiated Coverage | Buy | GBX 500 | |
| 7/7/2016 | Panmure Gordon | Initiated Coverage | Buy | GBX 417 | |
| 6/27/2016 | J P Morgan Chase & Co | Reiterated Rating | Overweight | GBX 406 | |
| 2/24/2016 | Morgan Stanley | Boost Price Target | Overweight | GBX 420 -> GBX 490 | |
| 11/16/2015 | Citigroup Inc. | Reiterated Rating | Buy | | |
(Data available from 8/23/2015 forward)
Earnings History for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)
No earnings announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com
Earnings Estimates for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $17.67 EPS
Dividend History by Quarter for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON AUTO)| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
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| 6/8/2017 | | GBX 3.50 | 0.84% | 8/31/2017 | 8/31/2017 | 9/29/2017 |
| 11/10/2016 | | GBX 1.70 | 0.43% | 1/5/2017 | 1/5/2017 | 1/27/2017 |
| 6/9/2016 | | GBX 1 | 0.24% | 9/1/2016 | 9/1/2016 | 9/30/2016 |
| 11/13/2015 | | €0.50 | 0.13% | 1/7/2016 | 1/7/2016 | 1/29/2016 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)Insider Trades by Quarter for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Details |
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| 11/29/2016 | Sean Glithero | Insider | Sell | 600,000 | GBX 399 | £2,394,000 | |
| 6/24/2016 | Keens,David W | Insider | Buy | 25,000 | GBX 358 | £89,500 | |
| 4/6/2016 | Mather,Trevor | Insider | Sell | 7,134,581 | GBX 370 | £26,397,949.70 | |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Headline Trends for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)
Latest Headlines for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)
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 | [$$] Auto Trader reverses after online classifieds warning
finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 4:59 PM |
 | Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - August 1 at 8:42 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO) Research Coverage Started at Shore Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - July 13 at 4:10 PM |
| Edited Transcript of AUTO.L earnings conference call or presentation 8-Jun-17 8:30am GMT
finance.yahoo.com - July 10 at 4:11 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC's (AUTO) Underperform Rating Reaffirmed at Macquarie
www.americanbankingnews.com - July 9 at 2:16 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - July 7 at 11:24 AM |
| Auto Trader Group Plc :AUTO-GB: Earnings Analysis: For the six months ended March 31, 2017 : July 3, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - July 3 at 9:04 PM |
| Liberum Capital Reiterates "Buy" Rating for Auto Trader Group PLC (LON:AUTO)
www.americanbankingnews.com - July 3 at 2:05 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC's (LON:AUTO) "Sell" Rating Reiterated at Berenberg Bank
www.americanbankingnews.com - July 1 at 11:16 PM |
| Auto Trader Group Plc – Value Analysis (LONDON:AUTO) : June 15, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - June 15 at 5:26 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Numis Securities Ltd
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 14 at 10:26 AM |
 | Amazon Makes a Move on UK Car Websites - Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com - June 14 at 10:23 AM |
| Auto Trader Group Plc breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : AUTO-GB : June 14, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - June 14 at 10:23 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 12 at 9:46 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Receives "Hold" Rating from Deutsche Bank AG
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 11 at 12:26 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Earns "Underperform" Rating from Credit Suisse Group AG
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 10 at 10:34 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Announces Dividend of GBX 3.50
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 9 at 1:22 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC's (AUTO) "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed at Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 8 at 5:56 PM |
 | Auto Trader full-year profit rises
www.marketwatch.com - June 8 at 4:29 PM |
 | Is Auto Trader Group plc about to stall?
www.fool.co.uk - June 8 at 4:29 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Earns Not Rated Rating from Shore Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 8 at 12:22 PM |
| Deutsche Bank AG Reiterates "Hold" Rating for Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO)
www.americanbankingnews.com - June 1 at 1:40 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 28 at 6:29 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC's (AUTO) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 22 at 10:20 PM |
| Berenberg Bank Begins Coverage on Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 19 at 12:08 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 7:53 AM |
 | How To Trade Cars.com Spin-Off
seekingalpha.com - May 6 at 1:46 AM |
 | Auto Trader Makes Small Bolt-On Buy With Motor Trade Delivery Purchase - London South East (registration) (blog)
www.lse.co.uk - April 25 at 3:39 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Receives "Underperform" Rating from Credit Suisse Group AG
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 8:02 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 9:49 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Rating Reiterated by Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 10:56 AM |
| Auto Trader Group Plc breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : AUTO-GB : April 5, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - April 7 at 8:14 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) PT Raised to GBX 435
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 6 at 3:13 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC's (AUTO) "Buy" Rating Reiterated at Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 2 at 12:39 AM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) PT Raised to GBX 435 at Deutsche Bank AG
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 31 at 3:46 PM |
 | BRIEF-Auto Trader appoints Nathan Coe as COO
www.reuters.com - March 29 at 12:49 PM |
| Auto Trader Promotes Operations Director Nathan Coe To COO - London South East (registration) (blog)
www.lse.co.uk - March 29 at 12:49 PM |
| Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 27 at 1:08 PM |
| Liberum Capital Reiterates "Buy" Rating for Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO)
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 22 at 4:52 PM |
| Investment Analysts’ Updated EPS Estimates for March, 9th (ASC, AUTO, AZN, BAG, BARC, BATS, BEI, BVIC, CAL, CAPC)
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 9 at 9:00 AM |
 | [$$] Marks and Spencer rises on turnround prediction
www.ft.com - March 1 at 3:43 PM |
 | 3 scorching-hot tech stocks — are they buys?
uk.finance.yahoo.com - February 28 at 5:46 AM |
| This value stock could gain 35%+ by the end of next year
uk.finance.yahoo.com - February 14 at 4:26 PM |
| This value stock could gain 35%+ by the end of next year
uk.finance.yahoo.com - February 14 at 4:26 PM |
| 3 mid-cap stocks I’d buy in February
uk.finance.yahoo.com - February 10 at 4:13 PM |
Auto Trader Group PLC (AUTO) Chart for Wednesday, August, 23, 2017
