Group 1 Automotive Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Group 1 Automotive in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Group 1 Automotive stock.
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Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 4th 2021.
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Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 28th. The company reported $10.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $7.13 by $3.18. The business had revenue of $3.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.34 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 33.86% and a net margin of 4.03%.
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Group 1 Automotive's stock was trading at $61.07 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GPI stock has increased by 190.4% and is now trading at $177.32.
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Group 1 Automotive declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Wednesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 31st. This is a positive change from Group 1 Automotive's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33.
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Group 1 Automotive pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.83%. The dividend payout ratio of Group 1 Automotive is 7.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Group 1 Automotive will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.19% next year. This indicates that Group 1 Automotive will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Group 1 Automotive updated its second quarter 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $10.200-$10.700 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.510. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

6 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Group 1 Automotive's shares. Their forecasts range from $165.00 to $351.00. On average, they anticipate Group 1 Automotive's share price to reach $223.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.9% from the stock's current price.
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119 employees have rated Group 1 Automotive CEO Earl J. Hesterberg on Glassdoor.com. Earl J. Hesterberg has an approval rating of 71% among Group 1 Automotive's employees.

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Group 1 Automotive trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GPI."

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (16.12%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.42%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.66%), State Street Corp (3.73%), Franklin Resources Inc. (3.58%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (3.24%). 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.
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GPI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Franklin Resources Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Northern Trust Corp. 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, Lincoln Pereira, Max P Watson, Michael David Jones, and Peter C Delongchamps.
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GPI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Macquarie Group Ltd., Lakewood Capital Management LP, Bank of America Corp DE, NewEdge Wealth LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Invesco Ltd., and State Street Corp.
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Shares of GPI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of GPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $177.32.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $3.20 billion and generates $10.85 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $286.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $18.06 on an earnings per share basis.

Group 1 Automotive employs 12,337 workers across the globe.

The official website for Group 1 Automotive is www.group1auto.com.

Group 1 Automotive is headquartered at 800 GESSNER SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX, 77024.

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]