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Auto Trader Group (AUTO) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 822.40 +2.20 (+0.27%)
As of 08:20 AM Eastern

About Auto Trader Group Stock (LON:AUTO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
817.60
824.60
50-Day Range
782.45
914.28
52-Week Range
706
920
Volume
1.89 million shs
Average Volume
6.29 million shs
Market Capitalization
£7.26 billion
P/E Ratio
29.15
Dividend Yield
1.22%
Price Target
GBX 840.33
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Auto Trader Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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16th Percentile Overall Score

AUTO MarketRank™: 

Auto Trader Group scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Auto Trader Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Auto Trader Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Auto Trader Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Auto Trader Group is 29.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Auto Trader Group is 29.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.52.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Auto Trader Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.99. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Auto Trader Group has a P/B Ratio of 13.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for AUTO.
  • Dividend Yield

    Auto Trader Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Auto Trader Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Auto Trader Group is 35.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Auto Trader Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for AUTO.
  • News Sentiment

    Auto Trader Group has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Auto Trader Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for AUTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Auto Trader Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,471,482.04 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.04% of the stock of Auto Trader Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    69.06% of the stock of Auto Trader Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Auto Trader Group's insider trading history.
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AUTO Stock News Headlines

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Nathan Coe Sells 96,066 Shares of Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) Stock
Auto Trader Group rallies Monday, outperforms market
Auto Trader Group Plc (AUTOA) - Investing.com UK
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AUTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Auto Trader Group's stock was trading at GBX 793 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AUTO shares have increased by 3.7% and is now trading at GBX 822.40.

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 29th. The company reported $31.66 EPS for the quarter. Auto Trader Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.03% and a net margin of 45.00%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of AUTO stock 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Auto Trader Group investors own include Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBA), Tesla (TSLA), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Intelsat (I) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/29/2025
Today
7/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:AUTO
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,066
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 946
Low Price Target
GBX 745
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.9%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 28.22
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.94
Forward P/E Ratio
24.90
P/E Growth
3.99
Net Income
£248.87 million
Net Margins
45.00%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
47.03%
Return on Assets
33.79%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
6.26
Current Ratio
1.66
Quick Ratio
1.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£553.06 million
Price / Sales
13.04
Cash Flow
GBX 2.77 per share
Price / Cash Flow
294.95
Book Value
GBX 60.59 per share
Price / Book
13.48

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
883,043,025
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£7.21 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.78
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This page (LON:AUTO) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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