Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Jamie Warner Sells 32,481 Shares of Stock

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) insider Jamie Warner sold 32,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 497, for a total transaction of £161,430.57.

Jamie Warner also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 21st, Jamie Warner bought 4,377 shares of Auto Trader Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 457 per share, with a total value of £20,002.89.

Auto Trader Group Stock Up 1.1%

AUTO opened at GBX 502.15 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 480.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 497.20. The company has a market capitalization of £3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 14.74, a PEG ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.69. Auto Trader Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 418.60 and a 1-year high of GBX 844.40. 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 (LON:AUTO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 34.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of £624.30 million during the quarter. Auto Trader Group had a net margin of 47.08% and a return on equity of 60.53%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Auto Trader Group plc will post 32.7973074 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on AUTO. Citigroup cut their price target on Auto Trader Group from GBX 880 to GBX 526 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on Auto Trader Group from GBX 580 to GBX 510 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a GBX 470 price objective on shares of Auto Trader Group in a research report on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Auto Trader Group from GBX 515 to GBX 445 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Auto Trader Group from GBX 830 to GBX 535 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock 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.