Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

810.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -9.20p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40
  • 52 Week Low: 707.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 872.37m
  • Volume: 585,172
  • Market Cap: £7,070m
  • RiskGrade: 131
  • Beta: 0.01

AUTO Overview

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace. Auto Trader prides itself on being the most trusted automotive marketplace. It’s the go-to destination for car buyers and has been for the past 40 years. Auto Trader has over 90% prompted brand awareness with consumers and attracts over 50 million cross platform visits each month. The audience is not only large but highly engaged with a 75% share of minutes spent across automotive platforms.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 62.1% 65.2%
ROCE 372.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 25.6 22.1
PEG 3.3 1.6
Pr/Revenue 11.8 10.8
Pr/Book 12.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.3% 5.0%
PBT 8.8% 9.5%
EPS 7.8% 10.2%
DPS 10.4% 9.9%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-21 262.80 157.40 13.24p 41.9 n/a -40% 5.00p 0.9%
31-Mar-22 432.70 301.00 25.61p 24.7 0.3 +93% 8.20p 1.3%
31-Mar-23 500.20 293.60 27.12p 22.7 3.8 +6% 8.40p 1.4%
31-Mar-24 570.90 345.20 29.37p 23.8 3.0 +8% 9.60p 1.4%
31-Mar-25 601.10 375.70 31.66p 23.5 2.9 +8% 10.60p 1.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

AUTO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-26 631.37 411.42 34.89p 23.2 2.3 +10% 11.65p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 678.64 446.31 38.74p 20.9 1.9 +11% 13.00p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 721.38 477.39 42.36p 19.1 2.0 +9% 14.34p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 03-Jul-2025 17:42 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 02-Jul-2025 18:25 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 01-Jul-2025 18:10 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed as US GDP contracts 29-May-2025 ShareCast
Auto Trader shares drop despite bullish outlook 29-May-2025 ShareCast
Citi upgrades Auto Trader to 'buy' from 'neutral' 23-Jan-2025 ShareCast

Latest AUTO Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

AUTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 810.40p
Change Today -9.20p
% Change -1.12 %
52 Week High 908.40
52 Week Low 707.00
Volume 585,172
Shares Issued 872.37m
Market Cap £7,070m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.31% below the market average91.31% below the market average91.31% below the market average91.31% below the market average91.31% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
41.26% above the market average41.26% above the market average41.26% above the market average41.26% above the market average41.26% above the market average
27.78% above the sector average27.78% above the sector average27.78% above the sector average27.78% above the sector average27.78% above the sector average
Income
64.79% below the market average64.79% below the market average64.79% below the market average64.79% below the market average64.79% below the market average
65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average
Growth
21.32% above the market average21.32% above the market average21.32% above the market average21.32% above the market average21.32% above the market average
72.22% above the sector average72.22% above the sector average72.22% above the sector average72.22% above the sector average72.22% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
buy
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 28-Aug-25 02-Jan-25
Paid 26-Sep-25 24-Jan-25
Amount 7.10p 3.50p

Trades for 04-Jul-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,603 @ 810.40p
16:35 4,713 @ 810.40p
16:35 311,922 @ 810.40p
16:35 1 @ 810.40p
16:35 223 @ 810.40p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
COO Catherine Faiers
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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