Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

793.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -5.40p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40
  • 52 Week Low: 707.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 877.33m
  • Volume: 320,577
  • Market Cap: £6,959m
  • 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 62.7% 64.8%
ROCE 347.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 25.2 22.1
PEG 3.2 1.6
Pr/Revenue 11.7 10.8
Pr/Book 12.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.3% 8.3%
PBT 8.8% 12.2%
EPS 7.8% 14.1%
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-26 650.90 421.61 36.13p 22.1 1.6 +14% 11.88p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 699.37 456.86 39.97p 20.0 1.9 +11% 13.35p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

FULL YEAR RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 29-May-2025 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 21-May-2025 17:01 RNS
Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Directors 16-May-2025 11:29 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 793.20p
Change Today -5.40p
% Change -0.68 %
52 Week High 908.40
52 Week Low 707.00
Volume 320,577
Shares Issued 877.33m
Market Cap £6,959m
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
99% below the market average99% below the market average99% below the market average99% below the market average99% 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
39.16% above the market average39.16% above the market average39.16% above the market average39.16% above the market average39.16% above the market average
8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average8.57% above the sector average
Income
89.88% below the market average89.88% below the market average89.88% below the market average89.88% below the market average89.88% below the market average
80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average
Growth
14.73% above the market average14.73% above the market average14.73% above the market average14.73% above the market average14.73% above the market average
61.11% above the sector average61.11% above the sector average61.11% above the sector average61.11% above the sector average61.11% 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 30-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
09:16 226 @ 793.20p
09:16 9 @ 793.20p
09:16 10 @ 793.20p
09:16 5 @ 793.00p
09:16 84 @ 793.00p

AUTO Key Personnel

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

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