Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Competitors $451.53 -31.08 (-6.44%) Closing price 07/15/2025Extended Trading$454.45 +2.92 (+0.65%) As of 06:14 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, CRMT, MNRO, 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), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), 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 America's Car-Mart Monro Muffler Brake 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, GPI or ABG? Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GPI or ABG? Group 1 Automotive currently has a consensus price target of $473.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $263.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.11%. Given Asbury Automotive Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Asbury Automotive Group is more favorable than Group 1 Automotive.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Group 1 Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Asbury Automotive Group 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Is GPI or ABG more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Group 1 Automotive's net margin of 2.27%. Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 17.96% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Group 1 Automotive2.27% 17.96% 5.50% Asbury Automotive Group 2.42%15.41%5.19% Do institutionals and insiders believe in GPI or ABG? 99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are held 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. Does the media prefer GPI or ABG? In the previous week, Asbury Automotive Group had 2 more articles in the media than Group 1 Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group and 7 mentions for Group 1 Automotive. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Group 1 Automotive's score of 0.99 indicating that Asbury Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Group 1 Automotive 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 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) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$20.97B0.28$498.10M$35.6212.68Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.28$430.30M$21.0111.82 SummaryGroup 1 Automotive beats Asbury Automotive Group on 10 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$6.24B$4.84B$26.69B$20.84BDividend Yield0.42%1.34%177.07%3.65%P/E Ratio12.6814.2929.3527.17Price / Sales0.280.515.9248.14Price / Cash9.9313.3948.0422.28Price / Book2.021.765.664.56Net Income$498.10M$375.51M$876.41M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.81%-4.08%-1.43%-0.86%1 Month Performance6.46%9.63%12.44%4.16%1 Year Performance51.28%13.28%22.56%8.88% Group 1 Automotive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.2588 of 5 stars$451.53-6.4%$473.00+4.8%+63.3%$6.24B$20.97B12.6820,413ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.141 of 5 stars$254.05-1.8%$263.50+3.7%+6.3%$5.09B$17.19B12.0915,000News CoveragePositive NewsANAutoNation3.6989 of 5 stars$211.18-0.6%$205.75-2.6%+25.7%$8.01B$26.77B12.5025,100Positive NewsLADLithia Motors4.9092 of 5 stars$346.10-1.9%$379.40+9.6%+32.2%$9.19B$36.24B10.9130,000News CoveragePositive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.5157 of 5 stars$180.63-1.1%$172.00-4.8%+17.8%$12.08B$30.46B12.7228,900SAHSonic Automotive3.943 of 5 stars$87.15-0.5%$74.71-14.3%+56.6%$2.97B$14.22B12.4110,800KMXCarMax4.7185 of 5 stars$68.75-2.6%$84.45+22.8%-19.5%$10.60B$26.35B18.9930,048AAPAdvance Auto Parts2.78 of 5 stars$54.24+5.1%$46.53-14.2%-1.0%$3.09B$9.09B-9.2462,800Positive NewsCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.4651 of 5 stars$60.77-2.1%$50.00-17.7%-10.1%$512.65M$1.39B29.082,280Analyst UpgradeMNROMonro Muffler Brake2.4992 of 5 stars$15.78-5.1%$17.67+12.0%-32.0%$498.39M$1.20B-78.907,360Analyst UpgradeORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.6517 of 5 stars$92.67+1.5%$94.38+1.8%+34.3%$78.07B$16.71B34.0693,047Positive News 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 America's Car-Mart Alternatives Monro Muffler Brake 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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