Financial Survey: Auto Trader Group (OTCMKTS:ATDRY) & LY (OTCMKTS:YAHOY)

LY (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) and Auto Trader Group (OTCMKTS:ATDRY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

LY has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auto Trader Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Auto Trader Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

LY pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Auto Trader Group pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. LY pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LY and Auto Trader Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LY	$13.53 billion	1.30	$1.29 billion	$0.37	13.78
Auto Trader Group	$766.77 million	6.23	$360.57 million	N/A	N/A

LY has higher revenue and earnings than Auto Trader Group.

Profitability

This table compares LY and Auto Trader Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LY	6.14%	5.02%	1.67%
Auto Trader Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for LY and Auto Trader Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LY	0	2	0	0	2.00
Auto Trader Group	1	3	0	0	1.75

Summary

LY beats Auto Trader Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LY

LY Corporation engages in the online advertising and e-commerce businesses in Japan. The company provides LINE, a communication app; and Yahoo! JAPAN, an internet service that offers search, news, weather, shopping, auction, and other services. It also offers reuse, membership, and payment-related services. The company was formerly known as Z Holdings Corporation and changed its name to LY Corporation in October 2023. LY Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan. LY Corporation operates as a subsidiary of A Holdings Corporation.

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. The company offers its products to retailers, home traders, and logistics firms. Auto Trader Group plc was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.