Auction Technology Group (LON:ATG) Trading 12.6% Higher – Time to Buy?

Auction Technology Group plc (LON:ATG)’s stock price was up 12.6% during trading on Saturday . The company traded as high as GBX 370 and last traded at GBX 362. Approximately 1,920,300 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 100% from the average daily volume of 958,306 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 321.50.

Key Headlines Impacting Auction Technology Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Auction Technology Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FitzWalter has increased its takeover bid/indicated it will consider a higher offer, driving renewed buying interest in ATG shares. Auction Technology shares rise as FitzWalter increases takeover bid
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes a shareholder (linked to FitzWalter) has tabled a further offer proposal, which directly prompted the intraday jump in the stock as investors price in a higher takeover premium. Auction Technology Shares Jump After Shareholder Indicates Higher Offer Proposal
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports put the revised bid value at roughly £491m (reported equivalently as about $658m), giving a concrete headline valuation that likely underpins the rally. FitzWalter Capital raises buyout bid for UK’s Auction Technology to $658 million
• Positive Sentiment: Financial news services (ShareCast, Investing.com and others) are widely reporting the update, increasing visibility and trading momentum as investors and arbitrageurs react. Auction Technology surges as FitzWalter considers increased takeover offer
• Neutral Sentiment: Heightened price reflects takeover speculation but the outcome remains uncertain — any deal still needs formal offers, board/shareholder approvals and regulatory clearances; there may be further negotiation or competing bids. (No single article yet confirms a final, signed agreement.)

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on ATG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Auction Technology Group from GBX 690 to GBX 695 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Peel Hunt decreased their price target on Auction Technology Group from GBX 730 to GBX 460 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on shares of Auction Technology Group from GBX 560 to GBX 460 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Auction Technology Group from GBX 415 to GBX 315 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Auction Technology Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 549.

Auction Technology Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £438.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.06 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 291.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 339.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.16, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 1.36.

Auction Technology Group Company Profile

Auction Technology Group plc (“ATG”) is the operator of the world’s leading marketplaces and auction services for curated online auctions, seamlessly connecting bidders from around the world to over 3,800 trusted auction houses across two major sectors: Industrial & Commercial (“I&C”) and Art & Antiques (“A&A”).

The Group powers eight online marketplaces and listing sites using its proprietary auction platform technology, hosting in excess of 70,000 live and timed auctions each year. ATG has been supporting the auction industry since 1971 and the Group has offices in the UK, US and Germany.