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. Investors of record on Friday, June 1st will be given 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 1.57%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 16th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 6.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.16. The business earned $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.66 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 1.86% and a return on equity of 15.47%. The company's revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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 12-month price objectives for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their predictions range from $62.00 to $105.00. On average, they anticipate Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $81.8571 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.6% 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 stories about GPI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a coverage optimism score of 0.23 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the company an impact score of 46.33 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.66%) and Moon Capital Management LLC (0.18%). 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 Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP and Moon Capital Management 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 $66.24.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.40 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]