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, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Tuesday, September 17th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. This is a positive change from Group 1 Automotive's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 21st 2019, which permits the company to buyback $75,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The company reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.74 by $0.09. The firm earned $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.92 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 15.90% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.45 EPS. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their predictions range from $77.00 to $104.00. On average, they anticipate Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $85.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.6% 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 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Group 1 Automotive.

News articles about GPI stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a daily sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Group 1 Automotive.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Group 1 Automotive investors own include Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Emerson Electric (EMR), General Electric (GE), The Coca-Cola (KO), L3 Technologies (LLL), TAL Education Group (TAL), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) and eBay (EBAY).

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.92%), Eminence Capital LP (5.36%), LSV Asset Management (4.74%), Northern Trust Corp (4.30%), Towle & Co. (3.19%) and Morgan Stanley (2.40%). 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 Tyvor Capital LLC, Eminence Capital LP, Morgan Stanley, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, ClariVest Asset Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Group 1 Automotive company stock in the last year include Daryl Kenningham, Frank Grese, Lincoln Pereira, 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 Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., 361 Capital LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Foundry Partners LLC and Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.. 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 $77.11.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.43 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.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]