RMV vs. AUTO, BCG, MONY, GOCO, CNIC, TIG, RTHM, OTMP, BOOM, and NWOR
Should you be buying Rightmove stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rightmove include Auto Trader Group (AUTO), 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.
Rightmove vs. Its Competitors
Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) and Rightmove (LON:RMV) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.
Auto Trader Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 840.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Rightmove has a consensus target price of GBX 787.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.58%. Given Rightmove's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rightmove is more favorable than Auto Trader Group.
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.
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.
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.
Auto Trader Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rightmove has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
72.2% of Auto Trader Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Rightmove shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Auto Trader Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Rightmove shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Rightmove beats Auto Trader Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:RMV) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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