Auto Trader Group

(AUTO)
Sector: Retailers
885.00p
15.40p 1.77
Last updated: 17:15:00

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 890.60p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 880.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 1.19

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 869.20p-886.20p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 5,024,742.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 876.60p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 885.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 597.20p-886.20p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £7,919.24
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 897.78
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 22.7
PEG ratio 3.8
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 25.01p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 6
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 299.39
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 1.56
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.62
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 3.20p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 1.4
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 3.23
Dividend per share growth 2.44

Auto Trader Group Fundamentals

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.

Auto Trader Group Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
19/09/2024 13:43 Result of AGM RNS
02/09/2024 07:00 Total Voting Rights RNS
22/08/2024 10:08 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
22/08/2024 09:00 Block listing Interim Review RNS
01/08/2024 07:00 Total Voting Rights RNS
24/07/2024 17:17 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
23/07/2024 18:21 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
23/07/2024 11:54 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
22/07/2024 17:27 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
17/07/2024 17:14 Transaction in Own Shares RNS

Auto Trader Group Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
19/09/2024 16:35:00 885p 1,463 £12,947.55 O Buy
19/09/2024 16:35:00 885p 4,143 £36,665.55 O Buy
19/09/2024 16:35:00 885p 22,155 £196,071.75 O Buy
19/09/2024 16:35:00 885p 882,365 £7,808,930.25 PC Buy
19/09/2024 16:35:00 885p 23 £203.55 Unknown

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 886 701 353
Volume 1,158,050 3,853,274 902,101
Value £10,232,486 £33,788,132 £7,982,596

Auto Trader Group Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
21/08/2024 Jamie Warner 54,487 @ 824.00p £448,972.88 Sell
21/08/2024 Jamie Warner 61,151 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option
21/08/2024 Catherine Faiers 52,009 @ 824.00p £428,554.16 Sell
21/08/2024 Catherine Faiers 58,370 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option
21/08/2024 Nathan Coe 120,922 @ 824.00p £996,397.28 Sell
21/08/2024 Nathan Coe 135,715 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option
27/02/2024 Jamie Warner 1,345 @ 441.60p £5,939.52 Exercise of Option
19/07/2022 Jamie Warner 2,579 @ 348.96p £8,999.68 Exercise of Option
06/07/2022 Jamie Warner 10,186 @ 584.00p £59,486.24 Sell
06/07/2022 Jamie Warner 4,604 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option

Auto Trader Group Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
02/07/2024 Jefferies buy 830.00p 935.00p reiteration
31/05/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove underweight 608.00p 624.00p reiteration
30/05/2024 Shore Capital hold - - reiteration
22/11/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove underweight - - reiteration
20/11/2023 Berenberg Bank hold - 715.00p restart coverage
10/11/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove underweight 555.00p 560.00p reiteration
25/07/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove underweight 630.00p 555.00p downgrade
06/06/2023 Shore Capital buy - - reiteration
05/06/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove neutral - 630.00p reiteration
06/04/2023 Barclays overweight 725.00p 725.00p reiteration
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