Q3 EPS Forecast for Group 1 Automotive Boosted by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have increased their Q3 2025 EPS forecast for Group 1 Automotive to $10.46, up from a prior estimate of $10.04. The company maintains a "Hold" rating.
• Group 1 Automotive reported a record Q2 EPS of $11.52, surpassing expectations, with revenues totaling $5.70 billion, reflecting a 21.4% increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 2nd, representing an annualized yield of 0.4%.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Group 1 Automotive in a research report issued on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will earn $10.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $10.04. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Group 1 Automotive's current full-year earnings is $41.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Group 1 Automotive's Q4 2025 earnings at $9.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $9.10 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $43.18 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $13.45 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $8.80 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $48.39 EPS.

Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $11.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.31 by $1.21. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 18.10% and a net margin of 2.18%.The business had revenue of $5.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $9.82 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Group 1 Automotive from $470.00 to $485.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Group 1 Automotive from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Guggenheim downgraded Group 1 Automotive from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Group 1 Automotive from $463.00 to $495.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on Group 1 Automotive from $510.00 to $565.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $479.43.

Group 1 Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of Group 1 Automotive stock traded up $2.13 on Wednesday, hitting $472.24. The stock had a trading volume of 79,058 shares, compared to its average volume of 165,657. Group 1 Automotive has a 52-week low of $336.33 and a 52-week high of $490.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.83. The company's 50 day moving average price is $439.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $428.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Group 1 Automotive

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GPI. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 571 shares of the company's stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 2.2% in the second quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,077 shares of the company's stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 2.3% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,022 shares of the company's stock valued at $446,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 4.6% in the second quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 563 shares of the company's stock valued at $246,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Group 1 Automotive by 25.8% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 122 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Daniel James Mchenry sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $441.71, for a total transaction of $1,325,130.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 16,674 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,365,072.54. This represents a 15.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven Mizell sold 525 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $417.98, for a total value of $219,439.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,343.84. This trade represents a 98.50% 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 will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. Group 1 Automotive's dividend payout ratio is 5.51%.

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.