Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

850.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -9.80p
  • 52 Week High: 892.80
  • 52 Week Low: 707.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 877.57m
  • Volume: 3,617,402
  • Market Cap: £7,463m
  • RiskGrade: 131

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 1.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.1 3.1
Op Mrgn 61.1% 63.9%
ROCE 343.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 29.0 24.7
PEG 3.5 2.7
Pr/Revenue 13.1 11.5
Pr/Book 13.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.1% 5.9%
PBT 17.6% 11.9%
EPS 8.3% 9.9%
DPS 14.3% 9.2%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 368.90 251.50 22.19p 19.8 3.3 +6% 2.40p 0.5%
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%

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-25 604.64 386.36 32.27p 26.4 2.7 +10% 10.48p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 650.86 421.35 35.92p 23.7 2.1 +11% 11.86p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 699.37 456.29 39.97p 21.3 1.9 +11% 13.35p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 12-May-2025 17:21 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 01-May-2025 18:21 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-May-2025 07:00 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Citi upgrades Auto Trader to 'buy' from 'neutral' 23-Jan-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks lower as government borrowi... 22-Jan-2025 ShareCast
Berenberg lowers target price on Auto Trader 08-Nov-2024 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 850.40p
Change Today -9.80p
% Change -1.14 %
52 Week High 892.80
52 Week Low 707.00
Volume 3,617,402
Shares Issued 877.57m
Market Cap £7,463m
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.51% below the market average91.51% below the market average91.51% below the market average91.51% below the market average91.51% 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
75.78% above the market average75.78% above the market average75.78% above the market average75.78% above the market average75.78% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Income
66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average66.76% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Growth
63.66% above the market average63.66% above the market average63.66% above the market average63.66% above the market average63.66% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 2
Neutral 5
Sell 5
Strong Sell 1
Total 19
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Jan-25 29-Aug-24
Paid 24-Jan-25 27-Sep-24
Amount 3.50p 6.40p

Trades for 12-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:54 540 @ 850.40p
16:35 871 @ 850.40p
16:35 404 @ 850.40p
16:35 2,101 @ 850.40p
16:35 2,313 @ 850.40p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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