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Auto Trader Group (AUTO) Competitors

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GBX 897.60 +6.20 (+0.70%)
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AUTO vs. RMV, BCG, MONY, GOCO, CNIC, TIG, RTHM, OTMP, NWOR, and BOOM

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), National World (NWOR), and Audioboom Group (BOOM). These companies are all part of the "internet content & information" industry.

Auto Trader Group vs.

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

111.1% of Rightmove shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Auto Trader Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Rightmove shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Auto Trader Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Rightmove pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Auto Trader Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Rightmove pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auto Trader Group pays out 35.4% 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.

Rightmove presently has a consensus target price of GBX 669.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.93%. Auto Trader Group has a consensus target price of GBX 864.25, suggesting a potential downside of 3.72%. Given Auto Trader Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Auto Trader Group is more favorable than Rightmove.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rightmove
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Auto Trader Group
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Rightmove received 24 more outperform votes than Auto Trader Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.99% of users gave Auto Trader Group an outperform vote while only 59.72% of users gave Rightmove an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
RightmoveOutperform Votes
504
59.72%
Underperform Votes
340
40.28%
Auto Trader GroupOutperform Votes
480
62.99%
Underperform Votes
282
37.01%

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
Rightmove52.69% 293.54% 152.62%
Auto Trader Group 45.00%47.03%33.79%

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

In the previous week, Rightmove had 1 more articles in the media than Auto Trader Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rightmove and 1 mentions for Auto Trader Group. Rightmove's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Auto Trader Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rightmove
0 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rightmove£368.22M16.09£194.03M£24.9330.48
Auto Trader Group£553.06M14.33£248.87M£28.2231.81

Summary

Rightmove beats Auto Trader Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AUTO vs. The Competition

MetricAuto Trader GroupInternet Content & Information IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£7.93B£1.16B£3.52B£2.66B
Dividend Yield1.26%2.22%6.77%5.05%
P/E Ratio31.8116.4121.68129.21
Price / Sales14.33370.80114.07221,406.02
Price / Cash294.9538.9516.3428.02
Price / Book14.8114.754.283.79
Net Income£248.87M£33.60M£144.72M£5.88B
7 Day Performance2.87%1.12%1.60%0.63%
1 Month Performance11.89%3.68%5.09%22.11%
1 Year Performance21.07%10.37%8.48%120.87%

Auto Trader Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AUTO
Auto Trader Group
0.375 of 5 stars
GBX 897.60
+0.7%
GBX 864.25
-3.7%
+22.7%£7.93B£553.06M31.811,066Dividend Cut
RMV
Rightmove
0.5642 of 5 stars
GBX 720.85
+0.1%
GBX 669.33
-7.1%
+38.0%£5.62B£368.22M28.91800
BCG
Baltic Classifieds Group
N/AGBX 352
-0.6%
GBX 297
-15.6%
+53.0%£2.02B£92.71M52.76130News Coverage
MONY
Mony Group
N/AGBX 210.60
+1.1%
GBX 300
+42.5%
-9.0%£1.12B£439.24M14.74733
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 70.49
+2.7%
GBX 220
+212.1%
-62.7%£214.97M£986.80M9.36849Gap Up
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
NWOR
National World
N/AGBX 22.85
+0.2%
N/A+49.6%£61.16M£43.38M53.901,251
BOOM
Audioboom Group
N/AGBX 299.45
+6.9%
N/A+41.8%£59.28M£81.40M-5.821,700Gap Up

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This page (LON:AUTO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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