Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Genuine Parts in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $2.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Genuine Parts' current full-year earnings is $7.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Genuine Parts' Q1 2027 earnings at $2.24 EPS.
Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $6.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.10 billion. Genuine Parts had a net margin of 3.40% and a return on equity of 22.41%. Genuine Parts's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.44 earnings per share.
Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on GPC. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Genuine Parts from $137.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of Genuine Parts from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of Genuine Parts from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Genuine Parts from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Argus raised shares of Genuine Parts to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $135.29.
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Genuine Parts Trading Up 0.7%
Shares of Genuine Parts stock opened at $133.52 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $125.72 and a 200-day moving average of $121.91. The stock has a market cap of $18.57 billion, a PE ratio of 22.98 and a beta of 0.75. Genuine Parts has a 52-week low of $104.01 and a 52-week high of $144.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 1.14.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Genuine Parts
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GPC. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in Genuine Parts during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Genuine Parts during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Genuine Parts during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Genuine Parts during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Genuine Parts by 8,833.3% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the period. 78.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Genuine Parts Company Profile
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Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive replacement parts, and industrial parts and materials. It operates in two segments: Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group segments. The company distributes automotive replacement parts for hybrid and electric vehicles, trucks, SUVs, buses, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, farm vehicles, small engines, farm equipment, marine equipment, and heavy duty equipment; and equipment and parts used by repair shops, service stations, fleet operators, automobile and truck dealers, leasing companies, bus and truck lines, mass merchandisers, farms, and individuals.
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