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

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

Group 1 Automotive declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Group 1 Automotive's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive announced that its Board of Directors has approved 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 repurchase up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company reported $3.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.71 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.02 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 1.43% and a return on equity of 17.00%. Group 1 Automotive's quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.31 EPS. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $111.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.7% 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 coverage about GPI stock has trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Group 1 Automotive.

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Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (4.81%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.59%), State Street Corp (3.34%), UBS Group AG (1.87%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.58%) and Towle & Co. (1.45%). Company insiders that own Group 1 Automotive stock include Darryl M Burman, Daryl Kenningham, Earl J Hesterberg, Frank Grese, John C Rickel, John L Adams, Lincoln Pereira, Max P Watson, 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 Towle & Co., Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ, Marshall Wace LLP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Barclays PLC and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Group 1 Automotive company stock in the last year include Darryl M Burman, Daryl Kenningham, Earl J Hesterberg, Frank Grese, John C Rickel, John L Adams, Lincoln Pereira, Max P Watson, Michael David Jones and Peter C Delongchamps. View Insider Buying and Selling for Group 1 Automotive.

GPI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., California Public Employees Retirement System, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, LSV Asset Management, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Cubist Systematic Strategies 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $106.15.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion and generates $12.04 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $174 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.93 on an earnings per share basis. Group 1 Automotive employs 14,570 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Group 1 Automotive.

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]