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 announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This is a positive change from Group 1 Automotive's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share 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 purchase up to 6.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $3.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.72 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 16.48% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.47 EPS. 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 1-year target prices for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $127.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's stock price to reach $108.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.6% 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 been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. 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 investors include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.62%), Moon Capital Management LLC (0.17%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.06%), Convergence Investment Partners LLC (0.05%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). 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 Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Alpha Windward LLC, 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, 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Convergence Investment Partners LLC, 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 $102.90.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.91 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]