LON:AUTO Auto Trader Group (AUTO) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 502.15 +5.25 (+1.06%) As of 12:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Auto Trader Group Stock (LON:AUTO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Auto Trader Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 497▼ 504.4050-Day Range 427.20▼ 516.4052-Week Range 418.60▼ 844.40Volume1.76 million shsAverage Volume38.38 million shsMarket Capitalization£3.95 billionP/E Ratio14.74Dividend Yield2.33%Price TargetGBX 550.33Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Autotrader Group plc is the UK’s largest automotive marketplace and a leading digital platform for the automotive industry. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since March 2015, the company is a member of the FTSE 100 Index. Autotrader’s purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. The company uses advanced data science, artificial intelligence and scalable technology to improve how vehicles are bought and sold, while building stronger partnerships with its customers and the wider automotive ecosystem. Autotrader’s platform leverages significant amounts of proprietary data and machine learning models to power pricing, demand forecasting and personalised consumer experiences. These capabilities enable retailers and manufacturers to make better decisions, improve performance and respond to real-time market dynamics. Autotrader is increasingly digitising the car buying journey, from search and discovery through to financing and purchase, enabling more of the buying journey to take place online. Alongside this, it is using its data and influence to support the transition to electric vehicles. This is all underpinned by a values-led culture that empowers its people to develop and perform, enabling continuous innovation across its platform and products. The company also publishes a monthly used car Retail Price Index, based on the analysis of approximately 800,000 vehicles each day from across the automotive retail market. This dataset provides one of the most comprehensive views of the UK automotive market and is used by organisations including the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics to inform economic indicators and government policy. For more information, please visit https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/ Read More Auto Trader Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks49th Percentile Overall ScoreAUTO MarketRank™: Auto Trader Group scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingAuto Trader Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Auto Trader Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageAuto Trader Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Auto Trader Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Auto Trader Group is 14.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.06.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Auto Trader Group is 14.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.91.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAuto 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 RatioAuto Trader Group has a P/B Ratio of 8.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for AUTO. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAuto Trader Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.33%, higher than 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 31.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Auto Trader Group's dividend. News and Social Media1.2 / 5News Sentiment-0.04 News SentimentAuto Trader Group has a news sentiment score of -0.04. 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 0.36 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Auto Trader Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for AUTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.0 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Cluster Insider Buying8 insiders have purchased shares of Auto Trader Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Auto Trader Group insiders have sold 59.82% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £319,184.59 in company stock and sold £510,115.83 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.42% of the stock of Auto Trader Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions72.18% 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. Receive AUTO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Auto Trader Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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AUTO Stock News HeadlinesJamie Warner Sells 32,481 Shares of Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) StockJuly 20 at 4:08 AM | americanbankingnews.comAuto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Sells £348,685.26 in StockJuly 20 at 4:08 AM | americanbankingnews.comThe REAL Reason Trump is Invading IranFor a moment… Forget about Trump’s ties to Israel. Forget about reports of Iran’s nuclear program. Because my research has led me to believe we’re risking World War 3 with Iran for a completely different reason.July 20 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Royal Bank Of Canada Has Lowered Expectations for Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Stock PriceJuly 19 at 1:18 AM | americanbankingnews.comAuto Trader Group target slashed as broker now sees little room to rerateJuly 17 at 6:04 PM | uk.finance.yahoo.comAuto Trader Group PLC (2UA.SG) H2 FY2025 earnings call transcriptJuly 16, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAutotrader Group climbs Friday, outperforms marketJuly 11, 2026 | marketwatch.comInsider Buying: Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Purchases 5,102 SharesJune 30, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines AUTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AUTO shares performed this year? Auto Trader Group's stock was trading at GBX 586.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AUTO shares have decreased by 14.4% and is now trading at GBX 502.15. How were Auto Trader Group's earnings last quarter? Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The company reported $34.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company earned $624.30 million during the quarter. Auto Trader Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 60.53% and a net margin of 47.08%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Auto Trader Group? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Auto Trader Group own? 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), Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/21/2026Today7/20/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorCommunication Services Industry Internet Content & Information Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:AUTO CIKN/A Webabout-us.autotrader.co.uk Phone+44-161-6699888FaxN/AEmployees1,066Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Auto Trader GroupGBX 550.33 High Price TargetGBX 816 Low Price TargetGBX 445 Potential Upside/Downside+9.6%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 34.07 Trailing P/E Ratio14.74 Forward P/E Ratio15.31 P/E Growth3.99Net Income£248.87 million Net Margins47.08% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity60.53% Return on Assets33.79% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio50.60 Current Ratio1.73 Quick Ratio1.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£624.30 million Price / Sales6.33 Cash FlowGBX 1.70 per share Price / Cash Flow294.95 Book ValueGBX 60.59 per share Price / Book8.29Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares787,220,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£3.95 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.69 The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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