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. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. View Group 1 Automotive's Dividend History.

Group 1 Automotive declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 16th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 6.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.66 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 1.86%. The firm's revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Group 1 Automotive's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's stock price to reach $81.8571 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.7% 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 been trending positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing 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 nearest to one being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a news sentiment score of 0.36 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 45.05 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include 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 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 $65.66.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.37 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]