Auto Trader Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Auto Trader Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.22% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.2%
Dividend yield
2.4%
Buyback Yield
Total Shareholder Yield | 3.6% |
Future Dividend Yield | 1.7% |
Dividend Growth | 14.6% |
Next dividend pay date | n/a |
Ex dividend date | n/a |
Dividend per share | UK£0.096 |
Payout ratio | 32% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Does Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Jan 31Auto Trader Group plc's (LON:AUTO) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing
Jan 16Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
Dec 29Calculating The Fair Value Of Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO)
Nov 25Should You Be Adding Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) To Your Watchlist Today?
Oct 12Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
Sep 24A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO)
Aug 18Subdued Growth No Barrier To Auto Trader Group plc's (LON:AUTO) Price
Jul 31Does Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jun 18Here's Why We Think Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Jun 02Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Apr 18Auto Trader Group plc's (LON:AUTO) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Mar 01Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: AUTO has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: AUTO's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 9 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
Auto Trader Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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Segment | Dividend Yield |
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Company (AUTO) | 1.2% |
Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.7% |
Industry Average (Interactive Media and Services) | 1.6% |
Analyst forecast (AUTO) (up to 3 years) | 1.7% |
Notable Dividend: AUTO's dividend (1.22%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: AUTO's dividend (1.22%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (31.9%), AUTO's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (28.5%), AUTO's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2025/02/06 04:26 |
End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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.
Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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Company Financials | 10 years |
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Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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Market Prices | 30 years |
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Ownership | 10 years |
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Management | 10 years |
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Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Auto Trader Group plc is covered by 32 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst | Institution |
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Andrew Ross | Barclays |
Ciaran Donnelly | Berenberg |
Kurran Aujla | Berenberg |