Q2 EPS Forecast for Group 1 Automotive Boosted by Analyst

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Group 1 Automotive in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $10.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $10.35. The consensus estimate for Group 1 Automotive's current full-year earnings is $41.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Group 1 Automotive's FY2025 earnings at $42.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $46.81 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on GPI. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Group 1 Automotive in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Group 1 Automotive from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Guggenheim lowered shares of Group 1 Automotive from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Group 1 Automotive from $510.00 to $565.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Group 1 Automotive from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $435.00 to $415.00 in a research note on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Group 1 Automotive has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $470.14.

Group 1 Automotive Trading Down 8.0%

Group 1 Automotive stock opened at $408.87 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $440.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $431.30. Group 1 Automotive has a 52 week low of $298.92 and a 52 week high of $490.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.90.

Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $10.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $9.68 by $0.49. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 2.27% and a return on equity of 17.96%. The firm had revenue of $5.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $9.49 earnings per share. Group 1 Automotive's revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Group 1 Automotive

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Group 1 Automotive during the 1st quarter worth approximately $74,499,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Group 1 Automotive during the 4th quarter valued at $65,721,000. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 26.4% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 515,593 shares of the company's stock valued at $217,312,000 after acquiring an additional 107,663 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its position in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 1,287.8% during the 2nd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 102,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,544,000 after acquiring an additional 94,650 shares during the period. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC acquired a new position in Group 1 Automotive during the first quarter worth $36,039,000. 99.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Group 1 Automotive

In other news, CFO Daniel James Mchenry sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $441.71, for a total transaction of $1,325,130.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 16,674 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,365,072.54. This trade represents a 15.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Michael David Jones sold 1,613 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $405.57, for a total transaction of $654,184.41. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 8,260 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,350,008.20. This represents a 16.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company's stock.

Group 1 Automotive Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. Group 1 Automotive's payout ratio is 5.61%.

About Group 1 Automotive

Group 1 Automotive, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates in the automotive retail industry in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars, light trucks, and vehicle parts, as well as service and insurance contracts; arranges related vehicle financing; and offers automotive maintenance and repair services.

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