NYSE:GPI - Group 1 Automotive Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Group 1 Automotive announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 16th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 6.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.16. The company earned $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.66 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 1.86%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.53 EPS. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

9 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their predictions range from $62.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's stock price to reach $81.8571 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Group 1 Automotive.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Group 1 Automotive in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News coverage about GPI stock has been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.88 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.66%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.38%), James Investment Research Inc. (0.20%), Moon Capital Management LLC (0.18%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.07%). 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Moon Capital Management LLC, James Investment Research Inc. and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. 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 $67.49.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion and generates $11.12 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $213.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.73 on an earnings per share basis. Group 1 Automotive employs 14,108 workers across the globe.

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]