Autotrader Group (CHIX:AUTOL) Risk Assessment

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CHIX:AUTOL Autotrader Group PLC CHIX:AUTOL
78 GF Score
Price £5.13
GF Value £8.84
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Autotrader Group Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Autotrader Group is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Autotrader Group  (CHIX:AUTOl) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Autotrader Group Risk Assessment Related Terms

CHIX:AUTOL vs GOOGL, META, SPOT: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Autotrader Group's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Autotrader Group Risk Assessment vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Autotrader Group's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Autotrader Group's Risk Assessment falls into.


CHIX:AUTOL
78GF Score
Autotrader Group PLC CHIX:AUTOL
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Is Autotrader Group (CHIX:AUTOL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Autotrader Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £5.13 is trading 41.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of £8.84. GuruFocus considers Autotrader Group to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:AUTOL:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £8.84 vs. price of £5.13 (41.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:AUTOL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Autotrader Group Business Description

Address 3 Hawkshaw Street, No.3 Circle Square, Manchester, GBR, M1 7BL
Autotrader Group plc is the UK automotive marketplace and digital platform for the automotive industry. The company uses data science, artificial intelligence and technology to improve how vehicles are bought and sold and is digitising the car buying journey from search and discovery through to financing and purchase. Its segments are: Autotrader, generate maximum revenue, which includes the results of Autotrader and AutoConvert in respect of online classified advertising of motor vehicles and related products and services in the digital automotive marketplace, including share of profit from the Dealer Auction joint venture, and Autorama, which comprises the results of Autorama in respect of a marketplace for leasing new vehicles and related products and services. it operate in UK.
78GF Score

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£5.13
Price
£8.84
GF Value