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 Wednesday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This is a boost from Group 1 Automotive's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

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

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $3.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.72 by $0.30. The business earned $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.95 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 16.48% and a net margin of 1.31%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.47 earnings per share. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

Group 1 Automotive will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

7 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $127.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $108.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Group 1 Automotive.

7 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 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Group 1 Automotive.

News stories about GPI stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog 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 news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Group 1 Automotive.

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Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.62%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.43%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.31%), Moon Capital Management LLC (0.17%), Cubic Asset Management LLC (0.13%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). 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 Cubic Asset Management LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Alpha Windward LLC, Strs Ohio and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Convergence Investment Partners LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Moon Capital Management LLC and Gradient Investments 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 $104.00.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.93 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]