GPI vs LGND Comparison

Group 1 owns and operates 32 collision centers and 253 automotive dealerships in the US and the UK, offering 36 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 31.6% of new-vehicle unit volume in 2025 and the UK 27.6%. Texas, Massachusetts, and California combined was 45.4%. Revenue in 2025 totaled $22.6 billion. The firm entered the UK in 2007 and has 110 stores there contributing about 26% of total revenue. Group 1 was founded in 1995 and is based in Houston.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and acquiring technologies that aid in creating medicine. The company has partnerships and license agreements with various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Ligand's business model is based on drug discovery, early-stage drug development, product reformulation, and partnerships. The company's revenue consists of three primary elements: royalties from commercialized products, license and milestone payments, and sale of its trademarked Captisol material.