Auction Technology Group (ATG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Auction Technology Group plc operates online auction marketplaces primarily in the United Kingdom, North America, and Germany. The company operates through four segments: Arts and Antiques, Industrial and Commercial, Auction Services, and Content. It offers watches, jewelry, furniture, fine art, decorative art, vintage fashion and classic cars, and collectables; used equipment, commercial vehicles, and machineries from various industries, such as manufacturing, laboratories and pharmaceuticals, warehousing, construction, agriculture, and real estate; and consumer goods and other products. The company also operates marketplaces, such as thesaleroom.com, liveauctioneers.com, lot-tissimo.com, EstateSales.NET, BidSpotter.com, BidSpotter.co.uk, proxibid.com, and i-bidder.com. In addition, it offers Wavebid, a suite of products designed for auction house management; Auction Mobility, which provides digital auction technology for auctioneers, such as customized auction software, website design, and e-commerce solutions; Global Auction Platform, a digital marketplace for real-time audio and video broadcast; and Antiques Trade Gazette, a weekly industry trade magazine and guide to arts and antiques. Further, the company offers atgPay, an integrated payment solution; and atgShip, an integrated shipping solution, as well as provision of auction trading software. Auction Technology Group plc was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 448.50 to 460
• 50-Day Range: 369.50 to 470
• 52-Week Range: 365 to 641
• Volume: 78,652 shs
• Average Volume: 413,088 shs
• Market Capitalization: £552.45 million
• P/E Ratio: 5,668.75
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 599.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Auction Technology Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Auction Technology Group scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Auction Technology Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Auction Technology Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Auction Technology Group is 5,668.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Auction Technology Group is 5,668.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 212.05.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Auction Technology Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ATG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Auction Technology Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Auction Technology Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ATG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Auction Technology Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Auction Technology Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.49% of the stock of Auction Technology Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.37% of the stock of Auction Technology Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ATG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ATG shares performed this year?

Auction Technology Group's stock was trading at GBX 522 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ATG shares have decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at GBX 453.50.
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How do I buy shares of Auction Technology Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Auction Technology Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Auction Technology Group investors own include AstraZeneca (AZN), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Aston Martin Lagonda Global (AML), Barratt Developments (BDEV), The Berkeley Group (BKG), boohoo group (BOO) and Burberry Group (BRBY).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ATG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.auctiontechnologygroup.com
• Phone: 44 2037 255 500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 396
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 599.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 710
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 540
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5,668.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.63
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £13.87 million
• Net Margins: 7.88%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.14%
• Return on Assets: 2.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 22.80
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £176.01 million
• Price / Sales: 3.14
• Cash Flow: GBX 26.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.91
• Book Value: GBX 540 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,820,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £552.45 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.29