Chairman of the Board of Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI) John L Adams sells 9,000 shares of GPI on 12/09/2010 at an average price of $40.5 a share.

Group 1 Automotive Inc. has a market cap of $966.4 million; its shares were traded at around $40.73 with a P/E ratio of 16.6 and P/S ratio of 0.2. The dividend yield of Group 1 Automotive Inc. stocks is 1%.

GPI is in the portfolios of Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, Steven Romick of FPA Crescent Fund, First Pacific Advisors of First Pacific Advisors, LLC.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of GPI. For the complete insider trading history of GPI, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Buy: VP, General Counsel & Sec. Darryl M Burman bought 300 shares of GPI stock on 06/24/2010 at the average price of 23.86. Darryl M Burman owns at least 72,550 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 70.7% since.


• Buy: VP, Corporate Development Mark J Iuppenlatz bought 1,000 shares of GPI stock on 06/24/2010 at the average price of 23.6. Mark J Iuppenlatz owns at least 19,500 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 72.58% since.


• Sell: Chairman of the Board John L Adams sold 17,000 shares of GPI stock on 11/26/2010 at the average price of 39.64. John L Adams owns at least 79,627 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.75% since.


• Sell: VP & General Counsel Darryl M Burman sold 3,500 shares of GPI stock on 11/24/2010 at the average price of 40. Darryl M Burman owns at least 69,353 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.82% since.


• Sell: VP & General Counsel Darryl M Burman sold 201 shares of GPI stock on 11/22/2010 at the average price of 40.15. Darryl M Burman owns at least 72,853 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.44% since.

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