Auto Trader

Auto Trader Group paid a dividend of £0.12 per share for 2026, up 9.09% year-on-year, with a total payout of £94.10m (+6.45%). The stock is listed ex-dividend; the dividend yield for 2026 is 2.47% (previous year 1.42%). Over three years the share price fell 18.83%, but the total return (price + dividends) increased by 63.85%. Analysts expect a dividend of £0.13 for 2027 (estimated yield 2.49%); market capitalization £4.043bn, P/E 13.74, EPS £0.34 on revenues of £624.3m in 2026. » More on finanzen.net

Auto Trader's stock fell about 6.2% to 465.39 pence after the company reported fiscal year results to 31 March 2026 with revenue of £624.3m and operating profit of £392.7m, both below analysts' expectations. For 2027 the company forecasts group operating profit of £395–415m and undiluted EPS growth in the high single digits, which the market judged as too cautious. Growth was slowed toward the end of the reporting period by a tougher market environment and dealer resistance to the “Deal Builder.” Auto Trader nevertheless plans capital returns of around £600m in the new year, additional buybacks of about £500m in 2027, and intends to pay out roughly one third of net profit as dividends. » More on de.investing.com

Shares of Auto Trader Group rose more than 6% on Thursday after reports that activist investor Palliser Kapital had built a stake of around 1–2%. The share purchase marks the investor’s entry into the operator of Britain’s largest digital car marketplace. The move triggered the price reaction and could signal future activist demands. » More on de.investing.com