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Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Houston, United States | NYSE
295.66 USD -4.22 (-1.407%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 295.66

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT

The valuation gap here is staggering. Trading at a forward P/E of 6.4x and a price-to-sales ratio of 0.16x, the stock appears deeply discounted relative to its forward earnings potential and historical growth trajectory. Over the last nine years, the business has compounded value by over eight hundred percent, with no consecutive years of decline ending the window. However, the technical picture is currently ugly. The share price is trading well below both its fifty-day and two-hundred-day moving averages, and recent price action shows a lack of immediate upward momentum. Furthermore, the balance sheet carries significant weight with a debt-to-equity ratio nearing 200% and a current ratio below one, which introduces liquidity risk that contradicts the 'fortress' status required for a top-tier long-term rating. While analysts see a path to $426, the short-term technicals and options flow suggest a wait-and-see approach is prudent until the price stabilizes above key moving averages. The dividend yield is modest at 0.73%, making this a pure growth and value play rather than an income vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_70 ✓0.044550
MSTL_55_700.050748
AutoARIMA0.060535
AutoETS0.060535
MSTL0.063120
MSTL_550.066101
AutoTheta0.072153

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_70

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 4.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.041
Excess Kurtosis -0.24
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 197.63
Revenue per Share 1810.498
Market Cap 3,517,819,904
Trailing P/E 11.24
Forward P/E 6.31
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins 1.46%
Website https://www.group1auto.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated near term (60-67% ATM), indicating uncertainty. Call open interest clusters at higher strikes (350-410), suggesting speculative upside bets, while put volume is heavier in the near term (2026-07-17), reflecting defensive hedging or downside protection. The spread between call and put volume suggests a cautious stance with asymmetric upside exposure.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.58% 0.57% 0.66%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-01 0.55 0.176559
2026-03-02 0.55 0.171703
2025-12-01 0.50 0.125041
2025-09-02 0.50 0.107005
2025-06-02 0.50 0.118903
2025-03-03 0.50 0.110968
2024-12-02 0.47 0.109862
2024-08-30 0.47 0.124748
2024-06-03 0.47 0.150213
2024-02-29 0.47 0.173656
2023-11-30 0.45 0.159518
2023-08-31 0.45 0.170184
2023-05-31 0.45 0.201333
2023-02-28 0.45 0.203555
2022-11-30 0.39 0.201717
2022-08-31 0.38 0.212778
2022-05-31 0.37 0.206025
2022-02-28 0.36 0.197878
2021-11-30 0.35 0.179718
2021-08-31 0.34 0.205513
2021-05-28 0.33 0.206923
2021-02-26 0.31 0.203359
2020-11-30 0.30 0.252504
2020-02-28 0.30 0.351989
2019-11-29 0.29 0.281308
2019-08-30 0.28 0.374732
2019-05-31 0.26 0.360161
2019-02-28 0.26 0.418141
2018-11-30 0.26 0.462633
2018-08-31 0.26 0.337268
2018-05-31 0.26 0.370054
2018-02-28 0.26 0.377687
2017-11-30 0.25 0.308528
2017-08-30 0.24 0.416739
2017-05-30 0.24 0.398274
2017-02-27 0.24 0.301016
2016-11-29 0.23 0.320156
2016-08-30 0.23 0.385841
2016-05-27 0.23 0.378227
2016-02-26 0.22 0.397830
2015-11-27 0.22 0.266118
2015-08-28 0.21 0.238501
2015-05-28 0.20 0.240993
2015-02-26 0.20 0.242542
2014-11-26 0.19 0.212196
2014-08-28 0.17 0.213783
2014-05-29 0.17 0.212766
2014-02-27 0.17 0.252226
2013-11-27 0.17 0.248574
2013-08-28 0.17 0.222980
2013-05-30 0.16 0.253485
2013-02-27 0.15 0.260552
2012-11-29 0.15 0.245138
2012-08-30 0.15 0.273224
2012-05-30 0.15 0.291942
2012-02-28 0.14 0.265604
2011-11-29 0.13 0.280112
2011-08-30 0.13 0.314161
2011-05-27 0.11 0.285789
2011-02-25 0.11 0.259189
2010-11-29 0.10 0.255167
2008-11-26 0.05 0.485437
2008-08-27 0.14 0.638104
2008-05-29 0.14 0.532522
2008-03-05 0.14 0.579950
2007-11-28 0.14 0.511135
2007-08-29 0.14 0.394033
2007-05-30 0.14 0.329800
2007-03-02 0.14 0.313550
2006-11-29 0.14 0.269906
2006-08-30 0.14 0.311319
2006-06-01 0.14 0.226904
2006-03-02 0.13 0.338718
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.2
dividendYield 0.73
exDividendDate 2026-06-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.05
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00016673336
lastDividendValue 0.55
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.37862873
Address1 730 Town and Country Boulevard
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 490.09
All Time Low 4.34
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 241,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 181,685
Average Volume 181,685
Average Volume10Days 241,970
Beta 0.831
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 1
Book Value 241.216
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 295.66
Current Ratio 0.948
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 304.5
Day Low 293.04
Debt To Equity 197.63
Display Name Group 1 Automotive
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 2.2
Dividend Yield 0.73
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,557,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,557,600
Earnings Growth 0.121
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.016
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Ebitda 1,080,400,000
Ebitda Margins 0.04808
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.372
Enterprise To Revenue 0.402
Enterprise Value 9,044,995,072
Eps Current Year 41.54431
Eps Forward 46.84854
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 26.3
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 319.4596
Fifty Day Average Change -23.799591
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.07449953
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -37.862873
Fifty Two Week High 488.39
Fifty Two Week High Change -192.73001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.39462316
Fifty Two Week Low 279.1
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.559998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.059333563
Fifty Two Week Range 279.1 - 488.39
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 878,221,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.63
Float Shares 10,716,325
Forward Eps 46.84854
Forward P E 6.3109756
Free Cashflow 279,712,512
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 20,452
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.16054001
Gross Profits 3,607,899,904
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02399
Held Percent Institutions 1.00965
Implied Shares Outstanding 11,898,193
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Disp Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Key auto-truck-dealerships
Ir Website http://investor.group1corp.com/profiles/investor/DetailedQuote.asp?page=d&BzID=1968&to=sd&Nav=0&LangID=1&s=0&sm_quote_field=GPI
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Last Dividend Value 0.55
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Group 1 Automotive, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the automotive retail industry in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and light trucks through its dealerships and digital platform; and service and insurance contracts. It also engages in the wholesale of used vehicles at third-party auctions; wholesale and retail of vehicle and replacement parts; and arrangement of related vehicle financing. In addition, the company offers automotive maintenance and collision repair services. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Long Name Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,517,819,904
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_368787
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 322,500,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,568,030,116
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 300.62
Operating Cashflow 628,200,000
Operating Margins 0.04553
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0779
Peg Ratio 0.36
Phone 713 647 5700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 295.66
Post Market Time 1,783,981,117
Previous Close 299.88
Price Eps Current Year 7.1167383
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2257065
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.156534
Profit Margins 0.01456
Quick Ratio 0.181
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.22
Regular Market Change Percent -1.40723
Regular Market Day High 304.5
Regular Market Day Low 293.04
Regular Market Day Range 293.04 - 304.5
Regular Market Open 300.62
Regular Market Previous Close 299.88
Regular Market Price 295.66
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 133,997
Return On Assets 0.06
Return On Equity 0.11176
Revenue Growth -0.018
Revenue Per Share 1,810.498
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 11,898,193
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.081599995
Shares Short 971,468
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 918,457
Short Name Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1189
Short Ratio 4.49
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol GPI
Target High Price 500.0
Target Low Price 329.0
Target Mean Price 419.33334
Target Median Price 417.5
Total Cash 46,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.968
Total Debt 5,611,899,904
Total Revenue 22,473,199,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.05
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.00016673336
Trailing Eps 26.3
Trailing P E 11.241825
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.3616
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 362.94696
Two Hundred Day Average Change -67.28696
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1853906
Type Disp Equity
Volume 133,997
Website https://www.group1auto.com
Zip 77,024