Auto Trader Group (AUTO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

GBX 786.80 -5.80 (-0.73%)

(As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET)

Auto Trader Group - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 4 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
1

Buy
1

Based on 4 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Auto Trader Group in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 4 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 1 has given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for AUTO.

Consensus Price Target

GBX 837

According to the 4 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Auto Trader Group, the average price target is GBX 837. The highest price target for AUTO is GBX 935, while the lowest price target for AUTO is GBX 746. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 6.38% from the current price of GBX 786.80.

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AUTO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	GBX 837	GBX 796.33	GBX 758	GBX 630.80
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Reduce	Hold	Hold

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AUTO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

AUTO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Auto Trader Group Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Auto Trader Group	Communication Services Companies
Consensus Rating Score	1.75	2.69
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent AUTO News	Neutral News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/5/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Underweight	GBX 688 ➝ GBX 746	-11.04%
11/7/2024	Berenberg Bank 2 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Hold	GBX 880 ➝ GBX 830	+7.12%
11/7/2024	Shore Capital 1 of 5 stars	Downgrade	Sell
7/2/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	GBX 830 ➝ GBX 935	+16.47%
4/6/2023	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	GBX 725	+20.99%
2/8/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
2/2/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underperform	GBX 441 ➝ GBX 405	-36.74%
1/19/2023	Numis Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy	GBX 749	+29.76%

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AUTO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 4 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Auto Trader Group is GBX 837, with a high forecast of GBX 935 and a low forecast of GBX 746.
: 4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Auto Trader Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" AUTO shares.
: According to analysts, Auto Trader Group's stock has a predicted upside of 6.38% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Auto Trader Group's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Auto Trader Group has been rated by research analysts at Berenberg Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Shore Capital in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Auto Trader Group less than other "communication services" companies. The consensus rating for Auto Trader Group is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "communication services" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how AUTO compares to other companies.

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This page (LON:AUTO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Auto Trader Group (AUTO) Stock Forecast & Price Target