Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Competitors $405.46 +1.83 (+0.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$404.56 -0.90 (-0.22%) As of 05:48 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. PAG, KMX, LAD, AN, ABG, SAH, 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 Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro (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. Penske Automotive Group CarMax Lithia Motors AutoNation Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) and Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings. Is PAG or GPI a better dividend stock? Penske Automotive Group pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Group 1 Automotive pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Penske Automotive Group pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Group 1 Automotive pays out 5.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is PAG or GPI more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Group 1 Automotive's net margin of 2.47%. Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 18.09% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penske Automotive Group3.02% 18.05% 5.50% Group 1 Automotive 2.47%18.09%5.64% Which has more risk and volatility, PAG or GPI? Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PAG or GPI? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Group 1 Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAG or GPI? Group 1 Automotive received 115 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.20% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave Group 1 Automotive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35460.20% Underperform Votes23439.80% Group 1 AutomotiveOutperform Votes46960.05% Underperform Votes31239.95% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PAG or GPI? Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than Group 1 Automotive. Penske 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 RatioPenske Automotive Group$30.46B0.34$918.90M$13.7511.43Group 1 Automotive$20.97B0.26$498.10M$35.6211.53 Do analysts recommend PAG or GPI? Penske Automotive Group presently has a consensus target price of $170.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.21%. Group 1 Automotive has a consensus target price of $449.86, suggesting a potential upside of 9.57%. Given Group 1 Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Group 1 Automotive is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Group 1 Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the media prefer PAG or GPI? In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 8 more articles in the media than Group 1 Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 16 mentions for Group 1 Automotive. Penske Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Group 1 Automotive's score of 0.85 indicating that Penske Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penske Automotive Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Group 1 Automotive 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPenske Automotive Group and Group 1 Automotive tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AutomotiveAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.33B$8.64B$23.93B$18.97BDividend Yield0.49%1.52%170.04%4.03%P/E Ratio11.1222.3622.6132.91Price / Sales0.262.394.2227.66Price / Cash9.6419.0319.4117.53Price / Book1.834.365.764.48Net Income$498.10M$310.64M$784.04M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.75%-1.47%0.69%0.75%1 Month Performance5.45%-2.91%-1.99%-2.61%1 Year Performance39.75%3.19%2.68%4.53% Group 1 Automotive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPIGroup 1 Automotive4.0342 of 5 stars$405.46+0.5%$449.86+10.9%+37.0%$5.29B$20.97B11.0315,500Earnings ReportInsider TradeNews CoveragePAGPenske Automotive Group3.1835 of 5 stars$157.91+0.4%$170.00+7.7%+1.8%$10.54B$30.46B11.4826,500Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsKMXCarMax4.666 of 5 stars$65.11+0.1%$87.73+34.7%-4.9%$9.94B$26.35B22.0732,600Analyst RevisionLADLithia Motors4.5889 of 5 stars$290.48-0.8%$361.20+24.3%+15.1%$7.64B$36.80B9.7921,900Dividend IncreaseANAutoNation4.0491 of 5 stars$171.84-1.9%$200.75+16.8%+8.1%$6.74B$26.77B10.1423,600Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.8596 of 5 stars$225.27+0.8%$258.50+14.8%+4.2%$4.43B$17.19B10.4713,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageSAHSonic Automotive4.1433 of 5 stars$61.15+1.5%$69.83+14.2%+5.0%$2.06B$14.49B9.8910,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3333 of 5 stars$32.62-0.8%$45.13+38.3%-55.1%$1.95B$9.09B44.6967,000Positive NewsMNROMonro2.7014 of 5 stars$14.47-0.3%$17.33+19.8%-48.8%$433.36M$1.21B22.618,750Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.4398 of 5 stars$49.25+0.2%$50.00+1.5%-17.2%$406.90M$1.39B-60.062,100Positive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5292 of 5 stars$1,370.16+1.7%$1,414.56+3.2%+39.7%$78.43B$16.87B33.7087,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Penske Automotive Group Alternatives CarMax Alternatives Lithia Motors Alternatives AutoNation Alternatives Asbury Automotive Group Alternatives Sonic Automotive Alternatives Advance Auto Parts Alternatives Monro 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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