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, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Monday, June 17th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 21st 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $75,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 25th. The company reported $2.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.25. The business earned $2.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.86 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 1.38% and a return on equity of 15.56%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

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

6 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Group 1 Automotive's shares. Their predictions range from $77.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $85.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Group 1 Automotive.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Group 1 Automotive in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 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 recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a media sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.26%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.70%), Eminence Capital LP (6.10%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (4.80%), LSV Asset Management (4.81%) and Northern Trust Corp (4.29%). 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, Michael David Jones 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 Marshall Wace LLP, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Marshall Wace North America L.P. 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, Lincoln Pereira and Michael David Jones. View Insider Buying and Selling for Group 1 Automotive.

GPI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., GYL Financial Synergies LLC, GYL Financial Synergies LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund and Geode Capital 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 $75.60.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.40 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 14,570 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]