Group 1 Automotive
About: Group 1 owns and operates 39 collision centers and 260 automotive dealerships in the US and the UK, offering 35 brands of automobiles altogether. Slightly over half of the stores are in the US with locations mostly in metropolitan areas in 17 states in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and California. Texas alone contributed 33.5% of new-vehicle unit volume in 2024 and the UK 22.6%. Texas, Massachusetts, and California combined was 48.5%. Revenue in 2024 totaled $19.9 billion. The August 2024 Inchcape UK deal adds about $2.7 billion of annual revenue and 54 stores. The firm entered the UK in 2007 and has 116 stores and about one-third of its new vehicle unit volume there. Group 1 was founded in 1995 and is based in Houston.
Employees: 20,413
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
110% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 29
45% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48M | Put options by funds: $33M
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 379 [Q4 2024] → 405 (+26) [Q1 2025]
2.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.49% [Q4 2024] → 99.69% (-2.81%) [Q1 2025]
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2024] → 7 (-1) [Q1 2025]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.75B [Q4 2024] → $5B (-$752M) [Q1 2025]
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 157
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
B of A Securities John Murphy | 18%upside $565 | Buy Maintained | 16 Jun 2025 |
Citigroup Michael Ward | 4%upside $495 | Buy Maintained | 13 May 2025 |
Guggenheim Ronald Jewsikow | 11%downside $426 | Buy Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about GPI published over the past 30 days
