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Auto Trader Group is back in focus after fresh work on valuation frameworks led some analysts to trim price targets, with cuts such as 816 GBp to 794 GBp and 515 GBp to 445 GBp now part of the discussion. These adjustments sit alongside Buy and Underweight ratings that reflect very different views on how much risk and reward is already reflected in current pricing. Read on to see how these shifting targets, and the research behind them, can help you track the evolving Autotrader Group story over the coming months.
What Wall Street Has Been Saying
🐂 Bullish Takeaways
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Goldman Sachs started coverage of Auto Trader Group with a Buy rating and a £5.57 price target, highlighting a constructive view on European classifieds and commenting that current AI trends have not, in their view, materially raised disintermediation risks for portals.
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Peel Hunt upgraded Auto Trader Group to Buy, setting a £6.30 price target, which signals confidence in the company's execution and its ability to support that valuation level.
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Deutsche Bank kept a Buy rating while adjusting its target to £7.94 from £8.16, which indicates that analysts at the firm still see room for upside compared with current pricing in their base case.
🐻 Bearish Takeaways
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JPMorgan reduced its price target to £4.45 from £5.15 and kept an Underweight rating, pointing to a more cautious view on how much of Auto Trader Group's potential is already reflected in the share price.
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RBC Capital lowered its target to £5.35 from £8.30 with a Sector Perform rating, underscoring concerns around valuation and a more measured stance on future execution and growth relative to previous expectations.
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How This Changes the Fair Value For Autotrader Group
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Fair Value has been revised from £5.84 to £5.66.
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Revenue Growth has been updated from 4.52% to 4.74%.
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Net Profit Margin has moved from 46.57% to 46.24%.
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Future P/E has been reset from 16.12x to 14.70x.
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The Discount Rate has been adjusted from 9.34% to 9.27%.
Never Miss an Update: Follow The Narrative
Narratives link Auto Trader Group's business story to a financial forecast and a view of fair value, updating as new data, guidance and risks emerge. They give you a single place to track how the thesis around the company is changing over time.
Head over to the Simply Wall St Community and follow the Narrative on Autotrader Group to stay up to date on:
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How the Deal Builder product and Co-Driver AI tools are being used to support revenue growth and margins through retailer engagement and efficiency.
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The role of the What Car? partnership, electric vehicle focused marketing and a normalising car supply backdrop in supporting listing and transaction revenue.
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Key pressure points such as digital services tax effects, Autorama's losses, weaker OEM advertising performance and mix shift toward lower yielding retailers.
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