Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Competitors $419.46 +12.04 (+2.96%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$422.28 +2.82 (+0.67%) As of 04:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GPI vs. ABG, AN, LAD, PAG, SAH, KMX, AAP, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying Group 1 Automotive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Group 1 Automotive include Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Lithia Motors (LAD), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), CarMax (KMX), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Group 1 Automotive vs. Its Competitors Asbury Automotive Group AutoNation Lithia Motors Penske Automotive Group Sonic Automotive CarMax Advance Auto Parts Monro Muffler Brake America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) and Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, GPI or ABG? Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GPI or ABG more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.13% compared to Group 1 Automotive's net margin of 2.18%. Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 18.10% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Group 1 Automotive2.18% 18.10% 5.48% Asbury Automotive Group 3.13%15.41%5.38% Do analysts rate GPI or ABG? Group 1 Automotive currently has a consensus price target of $471.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.42%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $253.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.25%. Given Group 1 Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Group 1 Automotive is more favorable than Asbury Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Group 1 Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Asbury Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer GPI or ABG? In the previous week, Group 1 Automotive had 4 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Group 1 Automotive and 11 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Group 1 Automotive's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Asbury Automotive Group's score of 0.76 indicating that Group 1 Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Group 1 Automotive 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Asbury Automotive Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, GPI or ABG? Group 1 Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Group 1 Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGroup 1 Automotive$19.93B0.27$498.10M$36.2711.56Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.26$430.30M$27.388.38 Do insiders and institutionals believe in GPI or ABG? 99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Group 1 Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGroup 1 Automotive beats Asbury Automotive Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Group 1 Automotive News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GPI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GPI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GPI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGroup 1 AutomotiveRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.43B$4.43B$26.10B$20.57BDividend Yield0.49%1.47%174.23%3.69%P/E Ratio11.5613.5728.2629.44Price / Sales0.270.488.7974.23Price / Cash8.4411.8117.1717.52Price / Book1.881.665.624.62Net Income$498.10M$375.51M$877.46M$993.83M7 Day Performance0.20%0.89%-1.93%-0.85%1 Month Performance-10.00%-9.10%-1.51%0.39%1 Year Performance23.92%5.98%23.93%16.79% Group 1 Automotive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPIGroup 1 Automotive4.6038 of 5 stars$419.46+3.0%$471.57+12.4%+19.0%$5.43B$19.93B11.5620,413Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABGAsbury Automotive Group2.4441 of 5 stars$228.74-3.8%$259.33+13.4%-4.7%$4.67B$17.19B10.8915,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeANAutoNation3.9279 of 5 stars$196.65-3.2%$211.38+7.5%+11.0%$7.66B$26.77B12.3225,100Gap DownLADLithia Motors4.9208 of 5 stars$307.38-1.8%$382.50+24.4%-1.9%$8.15B$36.24B9.6930,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPAGPenske Automotive Group4.0148 of 5 stars$170.60-2.5%$175.00+2.6%+2.8%$11.58B$30.46B12.0128,900Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpSAHSonic Automotive4.0717 of 5 stars$76.56-2.9%$77.86+1.7%+25.8%$2.68B$14.22B17.0110,800Positive NewsKMXCarMax4.8289 of 5 stars$60.29-0.7%$83.67+38.8%-30.2%$9.11B$26.35B16.6530,048News CoveragePositive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.4517 of 5 stars$57.53-2.0%$48.53-15.6%-12.4%$3.52B$9.09B-9.8062,800MNROMonro Muffler Brake2.5989 of 5 stars$16.30+3.1%$17.67+8.4%-50.2%$473.85M$1.20B-81.507,360News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.8471 of 5 stars$50.64-2.7%$50.00-1.3%-31.6%$429.95M$1.39B24.232,280News CoverageORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.9572 of 5 stars$97.33-0.3%$102.22+5.0%+33.7%$83.48B$16.71B34.7993,047Options Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Asbury Automotive Group Alternatives AutoNation Alternatives Lithia Motors Alternatives Penske Automotive Group Alternatives Sonic Automotive Alternatives CarMax Alternatives Advance Auto Parts Alternatives Monro Muffler Brake Alternatives America's Car-Mart Alternatives O'Reilly Automotive Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GPI) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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