Autotrader Group plc

DB:2UA Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.6b

Autotrader Group Valuation

Is 2UA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 2UA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 2UA (€5.65) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€8.52)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 2UA is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 2UA?

Key metric: As 2UA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 2UA. This is calculated by dividing 2UA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 2UA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.4x
EarningsUK£293.90m
Market CapUK£3.95b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 2UA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 2UA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.2x
G24 Scout24
19.5x10.63%€5.0b
EVD CTS Eventim KGaA
16.2x9.03%€4.8b
SPG Springer Nature KGaA
10.4x-4.35%€3.7b
SAX Ströer SE KGaA
14.9x19.30%€1.9b
2UA Autotrader Group
13.4x4.11%€3.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 2UA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the peer average (15.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 2UA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Interactive Media and Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
2UA 13.4xIndustry Avg. 19.0xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 2UA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the Global Interactive Media and Services industry average (19x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 2UA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

2UA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.4x
Fair PE Ratio16.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 2UA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 2UA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€5.65
€6.74
+19.22%
20.60%€9.60€4.74n/a17
Jun ’27€5.05
€6.76
+33.88%
21.15%€9.61€4.75n/a16
May ’27€5.80
€7.54
+29.92%
19.92%€10.26€5.42n/a16
Apr ’27€5.40
€7.99
+47.99%
19.26%€10.19€5.38n/a16
Mar ’27€5.65
€8.46
+49.66%
16.25%€10.19€5.38n/a16
Feb ’27€6.25
€8.90
+42.36%
16.02%€12.00€6.87n/a17
Jan ’27€6.75
€9.67
+43.21%
12.34%€11.91€7.27n/a16
Dec ’26€7.15
€9.61
+34.36%
12.42%€11.84€7.17n/a16
Nov ’26€9.00
€9.78
+8.65%
11.04%€11.90€7.44n/a16
Oct ’26€8.85
€9.92
+12.05%
11.74%€11.95€7.47n/a15
Sep ’26€9.10
€9.96
+9.50%
12.32%€12.05€7.53n/a15
Aug ’26€9.55
€9.83
+2.96%
12.38%€11.98€7.49n/a16
Jul ’26€9.40
€9.88
+5.06%
13.00%€12.12€7.57n/a16
Jun ’26€8.90
€10.07
+13.12%
12.58%€12.34€8.07€5.0516
May ’26€9.85
€10.04
+1.94%
12.55%€12.23€8.00€5.8017
Apr ’26€8.30
€10.23
+23.31%
12.20%€12.44€7.77€5.4019
Mar ’26€9.30
€10.28
+10.57%
12.76%€12.55€7.84€5.6519
Feb ’26€8.90
€10.16
+14.21%
12.76%€12.40€7.75€6.2519
Jan ’26€9.15
€10.28
+12.37%
12.39%€12.62€7.89€6.7519
Dec ’25€9.80
€10.03
+2.30%
13.00%€12.45€7.78€7.1519
Nov ’25€9.75
€10.19
+4.56%
13.71%€12.40€7.75€9.0018
Oct ’25€10.00
€10.10
+0.96%
12.81%€12.01€7.80€8.8518
Sep ’25€9.75
€9.56
-1.98%
13.94%€11.62€7.20€9.1018
Aug ’25€9.50
€9.73
+2.46%
14.61%€11.88€7.37€9.5518
Jul ’25€9.25
€9.53
+3.07%
14.14%€11.78€7.30€9.4018
Jun ’25€9.35
€9.08
-2.91%
14.73%€11.75€7.28€8.9020
€6.75
Fair Value
16.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
17
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/25 01:43
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/25 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Autotrader Group plc is covered by 26 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew RossBarclays
William LarwoodBerenberg
Annick MaasBernstein