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, November 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Monday, December 17th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 30th. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 9.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 25th. The company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.39 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 2.05% and a return on equity of 15.48%. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

Group 1 Automotive will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 5th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8883176003.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's shares. Their predictions range from $61.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $82.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 38.5% 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 2 hold ratings and 3 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 negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. 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 -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include James Investment Research Inc. (0.17%), Moon Capital Management LLC (0.13%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.12%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research Inc., Moon Capital Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Group 1 Automotive company stock in the last year include Darryl M Burman, Daryl Kenningham, Frank Grese and Lincoln Pereira. 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 $59.76.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.15 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.

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]