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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 16th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.39%. 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 authorized a stock repurchase program 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 buy up to 6.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.53 earnings per share. View Group 1 Automotive's Earnings History.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Group 1 Automotive.

9 analysts have issued 12-month target prices 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. View Analyst Ratings for Group 1 Automotive.

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Media stories about GPI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 46.75 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Group 1 Automotive's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.09%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.53%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (8.06%), Northern Trust Corp (3.93%), LSV Asset Management (3.12%) and OppenheimerFunds Inc. (2.91%). 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 Millennium Management LLC, Crescent Grove Advisors LLC, Hodges Capital Management Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Burney Co., California Public Employees Retirement System, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. 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, J Terry Strange, John C Rickel and Peter C Delongchamps. View Insider Buying and Selling for Group 1 Automotive.

GPI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Abrams Capital Management L.P., Prudential Financial Inc., UBS Group AG, Foundry Partners LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Boston Partners and Chicago Equity Partners 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 $74.92.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.53 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]