Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

790.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40
  • 52 Week Low: 707.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 874.85m
  • Volume: 1,284,633
  • Market Cap: £6,911m
  • 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% 65.0%
ROCE 372.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 25.0 22.1
PEG 3.2 1.6
Pr/Revenue 11.5 10.8
Pr/Book 12.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.3% 7.6%
PBT 8.8% 11.8%
EPS 7.8% 13.7%
DPS 10.4% 12.1%

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-26 646.67 420.16 36.01p 21.9 1.6 +14% 11.88p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 695.89 455.41 39.67p 19.9 2.0 +10% 13.37p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 734.57 487.14 42.77p 18.5 2.4 +8% 14.73p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Jun-2025 16:11 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 05-Jun-2025 18:04 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 04-Jun-2025 17:38 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

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
06-Jun-25 Transfer To Nathan Coe 0.000p 2,083,252 £0.00
27-Mar-25 Sell Nathan Coe 386.40p 2,083,252 £8,049,685.90
27-Mar-25 Buy Nathan Coe 386.40p 2,083,252 £8,049,685.90

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 790.00p
Change Today 0.20p
% Change 0.03 %
52 Week High 908.40
52 Week Low 707.00
Volume 1,284,633
Shares Issued 874.85m
Market Cap £6,911m
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
91.08% below the market average91.08% below the market average91.08% below the market average91.08% below the market average91.08% 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
5.35% above the market average5.35% above the market average5.35% above the market average5.35% above the market average5.35% above the market average
11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average
Income
61.37% below the market average61.37% below the market average61.37% below the market average61.37% below the market average61.37% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average
Growth
17.33% above the market average17.33% above the market average17.33% above the market average17.33% above the market average17.33% 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 5
Sell 5
Strong Sell 1
Total 19
neutral
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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 06-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 617 @ 790.00p
16:35 176 @ 790.00p
16:35 624 @ 790.00p
16:35 853 @ 790.00p
16:35 1,223 @ 790.00p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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