Published on 28 Jul 2023 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
Investing in Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) five years ago would have delivered you a 59% gain
When we invest, we're generally looking for stocks that outperform the market average. Buying under-rated businesses is one path to excess returns. For example, the Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) share price is up 51% in the last 5 years, clearly besting the market decline of around 6.2% (ignoring dividends). However, more recent returns haven't been as impressive as that, with the stock returning just 3.5% in the last year , including dividends .
Let's take a look at the underlying fundamentals over the longer term, and see if they've been consistent with shareholders returns.
View our latest analysis for Auto Trader Group