Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

826.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.80p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 707.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 872.91m
  • Volume: 231,138
  • Market Cap: £7,210m
  • RiskGrade: 131
  • Beta: 0.02

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% 64.9%
ROCE 372.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 26.1 23.4
PEG 3.3 2.3
Pr/Revenue 12.0 11.3
Pr/Book 12.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.3% 5.0%
PBT 8.8% 8.9%
EPS 7.8% 10.1%
DPS 10.4% 9.8%

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-26 631.03 409.23 34.85p 23.7 2.3 +10% 11.64p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 678.37 443.99 38.73p 21.3 1.9 +11% 12.99p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 721.37 477.33 42.49p 19.5 2.0 +10% 14.37p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings 05-Aug-2025 10:19 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Aug-2025 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 31-Jul-2025 07:00 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 826.00p
Change Today -0.80p
% Change -0.10 %
52 Week High 908.40p
52 Week Low 707.00p
Volume 231,138
Shares Issued 872.91m
Market Cap £7,210m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% 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
47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average
38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average
Income
62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average62.29% 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
28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average
77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 2
Neutral 4
Sell 4
Strong Sell 1
Total 17
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 21-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
10:07 55 @ 826.00p
10:07 333 @ 826.00p
10:03 617 @ 826.32p
10:00 340 @ 826.00p
09:58 356 @ 826.20p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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