Autotrader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

530.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.60p
  • 52 Week High: 821.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 427.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 777.54m
  • Volume: 216,535
  • Market Cap: £4,125.65m
  • 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 2.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.9 3.0
Op Mrgn 62.2% 64.5%
ROCE 245.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.2 12.8
PEG 1.9 1.3
Pr/Revenue 6.5 6.1
Pr/Book 10.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.9% 4.3%
PBT 3.5% 8.0%
EPS 7.9% 12.4%
DPS 9.4% 10.5%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
31-Mar-26 624.30 388.80 34.17p 13.7 1.7 +8% 11.60p 2.5%

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-27 651.16 419.96 38.41p 14.0 1.1 +12% 12.82p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 688.40 447.47 43.68p 12.3 0.9 +14% 14.66p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 24-Aug-2026 11:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 24-Aug-2026 10:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 17-Aug-2026 11:00 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

RBC Capital Markets lowers target price on Auto ... 17-Jul-2026 ShareCast
Panmure Liberum downgrades Autotrader, slashes p... 26-May-2026 ShareCast
Berenberg cuts AutoTrader target price, cites la... 26-May-2026 ShareCast

AUTO Top Newspaper Links

Autotrader and Just Eat investigated in fake rev... 27-Mar-2026 Times

Latest AUTO Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
21-Aug-26 Transfer From Nathan Coe 0.000p 78,740 £0.00
17-Jul-26 Sell Jamie Warner 496.67p 32,481 £161,324.69
17-Jul-26 Exercise of option Jamie Warner 0.000p 68,934 £0.00

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 530.60p
Change Today -8.60p
% Change -1.60 %
52 Week High 821.60p
52 Week Low 427.20p
Volume 216,535
Shares Issued 777.54m
Market Cap £4,125.65m
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
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 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
buy
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 27-Aug-26 02-Jan-26
Paid 25-Sep-26 26-Jan-26
Amount 7.80p 3.80p

Trades for 27-Aug-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
09:12 8 @ 530.60p
09:12 547 @ 530.80p
09:12 115 @ 530.80p
09:12 660 @ 530.80p
09:12 299 @ 530.60p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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