Autotrader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

503.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -7.40p
  • 52 Week High: 837.40
  • 52 Week Low: 427.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 787.50m
  • Volume: 1,565,581
  • Market Cap: £3,964.29m
  • 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 2.4% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.9 3.0
Op Mrgn 62.2% 64.5%
ROCE 245.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.3 12.8
PEG 1.8 1.3
Pr/Revenue 6.2 6.1
Pr/Book 9.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.9% 4.3%
PBT 3.5% 8.0%
EPS 7.9% 12.6%
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 38.49p 13.1 1.0 +13% 12.82p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 688.40 447.47 43.77p 11.5 0.8 +14% 14.66p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Jul-2026 09:31 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 29-Jun-2026 14:33 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 29-Jun-2026 11:00 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Panmure Liberum downgrades Autotrader, slashes p... 26-May-2026 ShareCast
Berenberg cuts AutoTrader target price, cites la... 26-May-2026 ShareCast
Autotrader reports higher revenue and profit, mo... 21-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
29-Jun-26 Buy Matt Davies 489.99p 5,102 £24,999.29
27-May-26 Buy Matt Davies 442.98p 5,643 £24,997.36
22-May-26 Buy Megan Quinn 462.00p 10,900 £50,358.00

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 503.40p
Change Today -7.40p
% Change -1.45 %
52 Week High 837.40
52 Week Low 427.20
Volume 1,565,581
Shares Issued 787.50m
Market Cap £3,964.29m
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 2
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
neutral
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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 03-Jul-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:07 6,000 @ 503.40p
16:35 913,418 @ 503.40p
16:35 2,268 @ 503.40p
16:35 1,411 @ 503.40p
16:35 2,757 @ 503.40p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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