Stock Research: Auto Trader Group

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Auto Trader Group

LSE:AUTO GB00BVYVFW23
73
  • Value
    24
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    72
  • Combined
    53
  • Sentiment
    74
  • 360° View
    360° View
    73
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Company Description

Auto Trader Group PLC is a UK-based automotive marketplace operating in online classified advertising for motor vehicles and leasing vehicles through its Auto Trader and Autorama segments, including the Dealer Auction joint venture and subsidiaries like Vanarama. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market capitalization of $9648 million, no profits, revenues of $777 million, and 1267 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 40 (better than 40% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Auto Trader Group are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Auto Trader Group. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 64, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 64% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 76 or better than 76% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 22, meaning that the share price of Auto Trader Group is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 23. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
24 25 21 31
Growth
53 81 73 77
Safety
Safety
72 82 75 77
Sentiment
74 45 41 35
360° View
360° View
73 67 55 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
17 17 24 15
Opinions Change
38 32 74 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 97 60 96
Market Pulse
84 45 31 20
Sentiment
74 45 41 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
24 25 21 31
Growth
53 81 73 77
Safety Safety
72 82 75 77
Combined
53 84 77 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
14 7 5 7
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 46 34 54
Price vs. Book (P/B)
21 12 17 20
Dividend Yield
67 53 55 61
Value
24 25 21 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
59 53 40 26
Profit Growth
89 57 56 75
Capital Growth
39 82 78 63
Stock Returns
11 55 73 81
Growth
53 81 73 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
50 80 68 75
Refinancing
65 31 35 23
Liquidity
88 89 85 79
Safety Safety
72 82 75 77

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