Auto Trader Group plc Declares Dividend of GBX 3.50 (LON:AUTO)

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) declared a dividend on Thursday, November 7th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of GBX 3.50 ($0.05) per share on Friday, January 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Auto Trader Group Stock Down 0.6 %

AUTO stock opened at GBX 778.60 ($10.14) on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 865.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 814.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.26, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.66. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,796.43, a PEG ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.78. Auto Trader Group has a one year low of GBX 646 ($8.41) and a one year high of GBX 899 ($11.70).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital downgraded shares of Auto Trader Group to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday.

Insider Buying and Selling at Auto Trader Group

In other Auto Trader Group news, insider Jamie Warner sold 54,487 shares of Auto Trader Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 824 ($10.73), for a total transaction of £448,972.88 ($584,447.90). 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Auto Trader Group

Auto Trader Group plc operates in the digital automotive marketplace in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company provides vehicle advertisement on its websites for private sellers, as well as insurance and loan financing products to consumers; and display advertising on its websites for manufacturers and their advertising agencies.