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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 28th. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

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

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 5th. The company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.03. The firm earned $2.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 15.31% and a net margin of 1.36%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.11 EPS. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

Group 1 Automotive will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8883176003.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their predictions range from $67.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $77.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Group 1 Automotive.

6 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 5 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 on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a coverage optimism score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Foundry Partners LLC (0.86%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.69%), Moon Capital Management LLC (0.17%), Strs Ohio (0.08%), Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC (0.04%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%). 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 Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Strs Ohio, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 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.

GPI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, Moon Capital Management LLC, 6 Meridian, Investors Research Corp and Denali Advisors 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.98.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.37 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.

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]