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Auto Trader Group (AUTO) Competitors

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GBX 786.80 -1.20 (-0.15%)
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AUTO vs. RMV, BCG, MONY, GOCO, CNIC, TIG, RTHM, OTMP, BOOM, and NWOR

Should you be buying Auto Trader Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Auto Trader Group include Rightmove (RMV), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Mony Group (MONY), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Team Internet Group (TIG), Rhythmone (RTHM), OnTheMarket (OTMP), Audioboom Group (BOOM), and National World (NWOR). These companies are all part of the "internet content & information" industry.

Auto Trader Group vs. Its Competitors

Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) and Rightmove (LON:RMV) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Auto Trader Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rightmove has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Rightmove has a net margin of 52.69% compared to Auto Trader Group's net margin of 45.00%. Rightmove's return on equity of 293.54% beat Auto Trader Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Auto Trader Group45.00% 47.03% 33.79%
Rightmove 52.69%293.54%152.62%

Auto Trader Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Rightmove pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Auto Trader Group pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rightmove pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Auto Trader Group had 4 more articles in the media than Rightmove. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Auto Trader Group and 3 mentions for Rightmove. Auto Trader Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Rightmove's score of 0.37 indicating that Auto Trader Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Auto Trader Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rightmove
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Auto Trader Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rightmove. Auto Trader Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rightmove, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Auto Trader Group£601.10M11.42£248.87M£0.322,493.03
Rightmove£409.50M13.60£194.03M£0.262,780.77

72.2% of Auto Trader Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Rightmove shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Auto Trader Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Rightmove shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Auto Trader Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 840.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.80%. Rightmove has a consensus target price of GBX 787.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.91%. Given Rightmove's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rightmove is more favorable than Auto Trader Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Auto Trader Group
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Rightmove
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Rightmove beats Auto Trader Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AUTO vs. The Competition

MetricAuto Trader GroupInternet Content & Information IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.86B£1.06B£3.59B£2.58B
Dividend Yield1.35%2.10%6.68%5.30%
P/E Ratio2,493.03375.51366.615,416.77
Price / Sales11.42337.01145.3196,853.36
Price / Cash294.9538.9516.1527.93
Price / Book12.9917.485.158.31
Net Income£248.87M£31.08M£72.73M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.21%3.11%1.50%6.65%
1 Month Performance-2.14%2.59%1.26%50.75%
1 Year Performance-9.77%19.93%27.79%167.53%

Auto Trader Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AUTO
Auto Trader Group
1.1184 of 5 stars
GBX 786.80
-0.2%
GBX 840.33
+6.8%
-9.6%£6.86B£601.10M2,493.031,066Dividend Cut
RMV
Rightmove
1.9121 of 5 stars
GBX 741.97
+0.4%
GBX 787.40
+6.1%
+8.4%£5.72B£409.50M2,853.73800
BCG
Baltic Classifieds Group
0.2505 of 5 stars
GBX 335
+1.4%
GBX 350
+4.5%
+13.1%£1.61B£82.81M3,602.15130Gap Down
MONY
Mony Group
3.0771 of 5 stars
GBX 205.60
+0.1%
GBX 300
+45.9%
-2.7%£1.09B£441M1,352.63733Positive News
GOCO
GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£555.09M£159.20M48.745,450
CNIC
CentralNic Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100
TIG
Team Internet Group
N/AGBX 58.60
+1.2%
GBX 100
+70.6%
-55.1%£146.58M£836.90M679.03849
RTHM
Rhythmone
N/AN/AN/AN/A£133.32M£316.02M-14.74761
OTMP
OnTheMarket
N/AN/AN/AN/A£92.77M£34.51M-10,900.00195
BOOM
Audioboom Group
N/AGBX 469.90
+6.8%
N/A+146.6%£84.45M£74.41M2,326.241,700
NWOR
National World
N/AGBX 22.90
flat
N/A+38.8%£61.30M£43.38M54.031,251

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This page (LON:AUTO) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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