Insider Selling: Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Sells £161,430.57 in 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 value of £161,430.57.

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

• On Thursday, May 21st, Jamie Warner purchased 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 Price Performance

LON AUTO opened at GBX 493.50 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 50.60. Auto Trader Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 418.60 and a 12-month high of GBX 844.40. The company has a market capitalization of £3.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 480.48 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 495.86.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on AUTO shares. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 470 price objective on shares of Auto Trader Group in a research note on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Auto Trader Group from GBX 515 to GBX 445 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Auto Trader Group from GBX 850 to GBX 816 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Berenberg Bank dropped their price target on shares of Auto Trader Group from GBX 580 to GBX 510 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of 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 analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Auto Trader Group presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average 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.