Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Sells £348,685.26 in Stock

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) insider Nathan Coe sold 70,158 shares of Auto Trader Group stock in a transaction on Friday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 497, for a total transaction of £348,685.26.

Nathan Coe also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 22nd, Nathan Coe acquired 11,000 shares of Auto Trader Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 448 per share, with a total value of £49,280.

Auto Trader Group Trading Up 1.4%

AUTO opened at GBX 504 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 480.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 497.79. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79, a PEG ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 50.60, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Auto Trader Group plc has a one year low of GBX 418.60 and a one year high of GBX 844.40.

Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 34.17 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of £624.30 million during the quarter. Auto Trader Group had a return on equity of 60.53% and a net margin of 47.08%. Analysts predict that Auto Trader Group plc will post 32.7973074 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AUTO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 470 price objective on shares of Auto Trader Group in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Auto Trader Group from GBX 850 to GBX 816 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on Auto Trader Group from GBX 580 to GBX 510 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Auto Trader Group from GBX 830 to GBX 535 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Auto Trader Group from GBX 880 to GBX 526 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 550.33.

About Auto Trader Group

Autotrader Group plc is the UK’s largest automotive marketplace and a leading digital platform for the automotive industry. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since March 2015, the company is a member of the FTSE 100 Index.

Autotrader’s purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. The company uses advanced data science, artificial intelligence and scalable technology to improve how vehicles are bought and sold, while building stronger partnerships with its customers and the wider automotive ecosystem.