NYSE:GPIGroup 1 Automotive Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 10.2% and is now trading at $67.27. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

6 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 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Group 1 Automotive.

Group 1 Automotive is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Group 1 Automotive.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.34. The company earned $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.57 billion. Group 1 Automotive had a net margin of 1.38% and a return on equity of 16.32%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.06 EPS. View Group 1 Automotive's earnings history.

Group 1 Automotive announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is a positive change from Group 1 Automotive's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. View Group 1 Automotive's dividend history.

Group 1 Automotive announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 21st 2019, which permits the company to buyback $75,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Group 1 Automotive's shares. Their forecasts range from $82.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Group 1 Automotive's stock price to reach $98.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Group 1 Automotive.

News articles about GPI stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Group 1 Automotive earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Group 1 Automotive.

Group 1 Automotive saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,760,000 shares, a decrease of 6.4% from the June 15th total of 2,950,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 326,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.4 days. Currently, 16.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Group 1 Automotive's Current Options Chain.

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

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 $67.27.

Group 1 Automotive has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion and generates $12.04 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $174 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.93 on an earnings per share basis. Group 1 Automotive employs 15,296 workers across the globe.

The official website for Group 1 Automotive is 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]