Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Insider Nathan Coe Sells 70,158 Shares

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) insider Nathan Coe sold 70,158 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 448 per share, with a total value of £49,280.

Auto Trader Group Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of Auto Trader Group stock opened at GBX 502.15 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 480.59 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 497.20. Auto Trader Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 418.60 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 844.40. The firm has a market cap of £3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.69. 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 (LON:AUTO) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of £624.30 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Auto Trader Group plc will post 32.7973074 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AUTO has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on 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. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Auto Trader Group from GBX 515 to GBX 445 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped 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 report on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Auto Trader Group presently has a consensus 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.