Auto Trader Group (ATDRY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Auto Trader Group plc is a United Kingdom-based digital automotive marketplace that operates the Auto Trader platform. The company connects consumers with automotive retailers and private sellers, offering listings for new and used cars, vans and other vehicles. Consumers can use the platform to search vehicle inventories, compare models, research valuations and contact sellers.

Auto Trader also provides automotive retailers and manufacturers with advertising, marketplace, data and software services. These tools are designed to help dealers promote inventory, manage vehicle listings, understand market pricing and reach prospective buyers throughout the purchasing process.

The company’s roots trace back to the Auto Trader classified advertising business, which began as a print publication before transitioning primarily to digital operations. Auto Trader Group was separated from Guardian Media Group and became a publicly listed company in 2015. Its principal market is the United Kingdom, where the Auto Trader brand has become a prominent online destination for vehicle sales and automotive research.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.47 to $1.55
• 50-Day Range: $1.44 to $1.81
• 52-Week Range: $1.37 to $2.69
• Volume: 2.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 293,025 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.68%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Auto Trader Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Auto Trader Group scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Auto Trader Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Auto Trader Group are expected to grow by 15.38% in the coming year, from $0.13 to $0.15 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Auto Trader Group has a P/B Ratio of 8.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Auto Trader Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Auto Trader Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.05, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Auto Trader Group has recently decreased by 68.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Auto Trader Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.87%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Auto Trader Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.67% next year. This indicates that Auto Trader Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Auto Trader Group has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Auto Trader Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Auto Trader Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.02% of the stock of Auto Trader Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Broadline Retail
• Sub-Industry: Broadline Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ATDRY
• CIK: 1647435
• Web: www.autotrader.co.uk
• Phone: 443451110006
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,239
• Year Founded: 1997

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $836.74 million
• Price / Sales: 5.54
• Cash Flow: $0.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.33
• Book Value: $0.17 per share
• Price / Book: 8.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,099,086,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.63 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13