Auto Trader Share Discussion Threads

[martinmc123] 07/11/2024 11:53

4*
Auto Trader Group posted solid Interims this morning, but interestingly the share price is down 6% on the news. Group revenue increased 8% to £302.5m, Group operating profit increased 14% to £188.4m and Basic EPS increased 22% to 15.56p. On the face of it 22% EPS growth is pretty robust performance and a long way above the company’s 5-year CAGR EPS growth of a little over 6%....from WealthOracle

wealthoracle.co.uk/detailed-result-full/AUTO/955

[frazboy] 26/5/2022 06:58

Still a well run monopoly

[ram376s] 19/5/2022 11:19

Pop up AUTO .300 nurses to train for GDR game changer new test . Multibagger possible .Anyicipated news.

[mike24] 18/5/2022 11:17

the real problem is the Ukraine war is going to drag on for yrs
but on what authority did boris have to tell Ukraine, no military help
would come from nato if they went into negotiations with russia
edit 12/22
check out Scott Ritter comments on how serious the situation is now,

[wheniamfree] 15/11/2021 23:27

Close to overbought territory, a back test to 690p is likely

[allonblack] 11/11/2021 08:02

Finally 700

[allonblack] 11/11/2021 08:00

And back up we go fundamentals still stronger than technicals

[wheniamfree] 29/9/2021 07:15

Gap closed, with some buyback support and a break of 600p resistance should move to around 616p where the RSI down trend needs to break

[wheniamfree] 27/8/2021 07:10

The share buybacks have started to slow, I never understood why these were active whilst the shares traded at a premium.
Perhaps to prop the share price and absorb any weakness, it is clear that with these now subsiding until the cash pot is rebuilt the market appetite to pickup the slack from sellers is not there hence the recent drop.
Now ex-divi which explains 5p of weakness it would make sense to let the shares settle lower before recommencing buyback and thus saving the company and its investors money since there will be an obvious discount to stock.
Recent broker target 590p.

[montyhedge] 16/7/2021 15:54

Getting into nose bleed new highs, crazy.

[wheniamfree] 17/6/2021 08:15

The fed have changed their stance, interest rate hikes are coming in faster than expected.

Inflation needs to be curbed, the markets are already responding.

[wheniamfree] 15/6/2021 14:45

28p EPS where?

Currently overbought on all indicators, the softness of the fed around current stimulus packages is cranking the DOW and FTSE into overdrive but many stocks are overshooting on sentiment.

US inflation at 5% the highest since 1992, something is going to break. A back test and gap fill is likely here before reaching those levels, 580/590s would complete this on a TA basis.

[allonblack] 15/6/2021 07:16

Big squeeze now coming to 700p imo. Pre pandemic this stock traded on 25x one year fwd eps. That is 28p now. Management out meeting investors and clearly its a convincing story. Pricing power, ownership of customer and b2b infra, new products etc etc If you are short on valuation its not enough im afraid.

[allonblack] 10/6/2021 09:28

They can increase prices faster than inflation. Perfect for this environment imo.

[privileged] 10/6/2021 09:12

Well done Crazy valuation though. I think in more recent weeks volumes are about 15% down on last year and competition is hotting up.50% overvalued at least.Short

[allonblack] 09/6/2021 08:12

Bought in here today. Will be interesting to see how the b2b biz is doing tomorrow. This stock is not just retail ads its the sourcing software and distribution software/ infra that all the new entrants are using. So could be upside here imo.

[privileged] 24/5/2021 09:08

Not auto tho. Listing down 10% on last year

[phillis] 07/5/2021 11:53

Second hand car market buzzing

[phillis] 09/12/2020 12:52

results from the motor trade recently have been v good
Consumers are buying cars
Good for AUTO

[thewheeliedealer] 21/7/2020 21:04

Hi all,

My mate Peter @Conkers3 and myself did a ‘Twin Petes Investing’ Podcast a few days ago and part of our discussion covers AUTO and I reckon the Car Retail sector looks very interesting now. We also chatted about loads of other Stocks and as always a fair bit of general Portfolio Management educational stuff. Anyway, if you use Apple, Audioboom, Overcast or Spotify you can find it under the 'Conkers Corner' Channel (you want TPI Podcast 27) and you can find it on Soundcloud at the link below.

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful,

Cheers, WD
@wheeliedealer