Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Geeta Gopalan Acquires 5,521 Shares

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) insider Geeta Gopalan acquired 5,521 shares of Auto Trader Group stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 453 per share, with a total value of £25,010.13.

Auto Trader Group Price Performance

Shares of AUTO stock opened at GBX 439.20 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 486.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 543. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 50.60. Auto Trader Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 431.40 and a 12 month high of GBX 920. The company has a market capitalization of £3.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.69.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on Auto Trader Group from GBX 580 to GBX 510 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective 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. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 470 price objective on shares of Auto Trader Group in a research report on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Auto Trader Group from GBX 515 to GBX 445 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on Auto Trader Group from GBX 880 to GBX 526 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 553.40.

Auto Trader Group Company Profile

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.