LON:AUTOAuto Trader Group Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Auto Trader Group PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 557.60 +7.40 (+1.34 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 547.80Now: GBX 557.60▼ 56250-Day Range 513.60MA: GBX 531.57▼ 553.6052-Week Range 5.11Now: GBX 557.60▼ 747Volume2.25 million shsAverage Volume5.83 million shsMarket Capitalization£5.39 billionP/E Ratio25.23Dividend Yield1.33%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions Chain Auto Trader Group plc operates in the digital automotive marketplace in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It offers its products to retailers and home traders, and logistics firms; vehicle advertisement on its Websites for private sellers, as well as insurance and loan financing products to consumers; and display advertising on its Websites for manufacturers and their advertising agencies. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAuto Trader Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.06, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 515.93, Auto Trader Group has a potential downside of 7.5% from its current price of GBX 557.60.Amount of Analyst CoverageAuto Trader Group has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesAuto Trader Group has received 457 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAuto Trader Group has received 459 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAuto Trader Group has received 50.11% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Auto Trader Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AUTO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AUTO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAuto Trader Group has a dividend yield of 1.33%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAuto Trader Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Auto Trader Group is 31.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Auto Trader Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Auto Trader Group is 25.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Auto Trader Group is 25.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 37.83.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAuto Trader Group has a P/B Ratio of 36.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.0Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 0.8Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.20 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Internet Content & Information Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolLON:AUTO Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webabout-us.autotrader.co.uk Phone+44-161-6699888Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio225.71 Current Ratio2.63 Quick Ratio2.52Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio25.23 Forward P/E Ratio0.25 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£368.90 million Price / Sales14.60 Cash FlowGBX 3.95 per share Price / Cash Flow141.08 Book ValueGBX 15.40 per share Price / Book36.21Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees802 Outstanding Shares965,884,992Market Cap£5.39 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable GBX 557.60 +7.40 (+1.34 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive AUTO News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AUTO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Frequently Asked Questions How has Auto Trader Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Auto Trader Group's stock was trading at GBX 462.50 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AUTO shares have increased by 20.6% and is now trading at GBX 557.60. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Auto Trader Group? 17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Auto Trader Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Auto Trader Group. When is Auto Trader Group's next earnings date? Auto Trader Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Auto Trader Group. How often does Auto Trader Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Auto Trader Group? Auto Trader Group declared a dividend on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.40 per share on Friday, January 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Auto Trader Group's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for AUTO? 17 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Auto Trader Group's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 348 to GBX 680. On average, they expect Auto Trader Group's stock price to reach GBX 515.93 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.5%. View analysts' price targets for Auto Trader Group. Has Auto Trader Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about AUTO stock have been trending very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Auto Trader Group earned a media sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Auto Trader Group. Who are some of Auto Trader Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Auto Trader Group include Delivery Hero (DHER), Scout24 (G24), Rightmove (RMV), Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET), Carsales.Com (CAR), Independence Contract Drilling (LTRPB), Trade Me Group (TME), Xing (O1BC), Trainline (TRN), Domain Holdings Australia (DHG), EverBank Financial (EVER), Nearmap (NEA), Gocompare.Com Group (GOCO), Redbubble (RBL) and Frontier Digital (FDV). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Auto Trader Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Auto Trader Group investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Bank of America (BAC), First Data (FDC), Air Canada (AC), Ameri (AMRH) and Apollo Global Management (APO). Who are Auto Trader Group's key executives? Auto Trader Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Trevor Mather, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 51)Mr. Nathan Coe, CFO, COO & Exec. DirectorMr. Chris Kelly, Technology DirectorMr. Jamie Warner, Deputy Chief Financial OfficerMs. Claire V. Baty, Company Sec. What is Auto Trader Group's stock symbol? Auto Trader Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "AUTO." How do I buy shares of Auto Trader Group? Shares of AUTO 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's stock price today? One share of AUTO stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 557.60. How big of a company is Auto Trader Group? Auto Trader Group has a market capitalization of £5.39 billion and generates £368.90 million in revenue each year. Auto Trader Group employs 802 workers across the globe. What is Auto Trader Group's official website? The official website for Auto Trader Group is about-us.autotrader.co.uk. How can I contact Auto Trader Group? Auto Trader Group's mailing address is 1 Tony Wilson Place, MANCHESTER, M15 4FN, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-161-6699888. This page was last updated on 8/8/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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