Penske Automotive Group
About: Penske Automotive Group operates in 19 US states and overseas. It has over 150 US and Puerto Rico light-vehicle stores as well as 210 franchised dealerships overseas, primarily in the United Kingdom but also in Australia, Germany, Italy, and Japan. The company is the third-largest US publicly traded dealership in terms of light-vehicle revenue and sells more than 40 brands, with over 90% of retail automotive revenue coming from luxury and import names. Other segments are service and finance and insurance. The firm's Premier Truck Group owns 45 truck dealerships selling mostly Freightliner and Western Star brands, and Penske owns 16 used-vehicle stores, mostly in the US and UK under the CarShop (US) and Sytner Select (UK) brands. Penske is based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Employees: 28,900
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
96% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.12M | Put options by funds: $2.61M
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.32B [Q1] → $2.89B (+$564M) [Q2]
1.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 24.17% [Q1] → 25.38% (+1.21%) [Q2]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 133
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 390 [Q1] → 366 (-24) [Q2]
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 61
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley
Adam Jonas
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$190
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Overweight
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan
Rajat Gupta
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$175
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Neutral
Upgraded
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5 Aug 2025 |
B of A Securities
John Murphy
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$205
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Buy
Maintained
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16 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about PAG published over the past 30 days