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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

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

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $2.86 billion for 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.53 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, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Group 1 Automotive's shares. 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 21.2% 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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Press coverage about GPI stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a coverage optimism score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the company an impact score of 47.78 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail 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 purchased 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 $67.53.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.42 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]