NYSE:GPI - Group 1 Automotive Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Group 1 Automotive trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GPI."

Group 1 Automotive announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 9.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 5th. The company reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.28 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 15.31%. Group 1 Automotive's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.11 earnings per share. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

5 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their predictions range from $55.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $73.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Group 1 Automotive.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Group 1 Automotive in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Group 1 Automotive.

News stories about GPI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.08%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.69%), LSV Asset Management (4.61%), Northern Trust Corp (4.14%), Towle & Co. (3.09%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.20%). Company insiders that own Group 1 Automotive stock include Darryl M Burman, Daryl Kenningham, Earl J Hesterberg, Frank Grese, J Terry Strange, John C Rickel, Lincoln Pereira and Peter C Delongchamps. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Group 1 Automotive.

GPI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mackenzie Financial Corp, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, KBC Group NV, GSA Capital Partners LLP, First Trust Advisors LP and James Investment Research Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Group 1 Automotive company stock in the last year include Darryl M Burman, Daryl Kenningham, Frank Grese and Lincoln Pereira. View Insider Buying and Selling for Group 1 Automotive.

GPI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Towle & Co., Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, LSV Asset Management, Gotham Asset Management LLC, Tyvor Capital LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Prudential Financial Inc. and ClariVest Asset Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Group 1 Automotive.

Shares of GPI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.77.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion and generates $11.60 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $157.77 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.91 on an earnings per share basis. Group 1 Automotive employs 14,108 workers across the globe.

The official website for Group 1 Automotive is http://www.group1auto.com.

Group 1 Automotive's mailing address is 800 GESSNER SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX, 77024. The company can be reached via phone at 713-647-5700 or via email at [email protected]