Genuine Parts (GPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) is a global distributor of automotive replacement parts and industrial components. Founded in 1928 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company serves professional repair businesses, retailers, equipment manufacturers, and other commercial customers through a broad distribution and service network.

In its automotive business, Genuine Parts distributes replacement parts, accessories, tools, and equipment for cars and light trucks. Its operations include the NAPA Auto Parts brand in North America, along with automotive distribution businesses serving customers in Europe and Australasia. The company supplies independent repair shops, service centers, fleet operators, and other automotive professionals.

Genuine Parts also operates an industrial parts distribution business through Motion, which provides products such as bearings, power-transmission components, industrial supplies, and related services. The company serves customers across North America, Europe, and Australasia. William P. Stengel has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since January 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $126.69 to $128.77
• 50-Day Range: $119.70 to $139.37
• 52-Week Range: $90.78 to $151.57
• Volume: 217,450 shs
• Average Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 509.01
• Dividend Yield: 3.34%
• Price Target: $147.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Genuine Parts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Genuine Parts scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 251st out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Genuine Parts has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Genuine Parts has a consensus price target of $147.86, representing about 16.2% upside from its current price of $127.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Genuine Parts has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Genuine Parts are expected to grow by 7.76% in the coming year, from $7.73 to $8.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Genuine Parts is 509.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Genuine Parts is 509.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Genuine Parts has a PEG Ratio of 2.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Genuine Parts has a P/B Ratio of 3.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.73% of the float of Genuine Parts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Genuine Parts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Genuine Parts has recently increased by 5.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Genuine Parts pays a meaningful dividend of 3.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Genuine Parts has been increasing its dividend for 70 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Genuine Parts is 1,700.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Genuine Parts will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.02% next year. This indicates that Genuine Parts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Genuine Parts has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Genuine Parts this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 46 people have searched for GPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Genuine Parts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Genuine Parts insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.13% of the stock of Genuine Parts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.83% of the stock of Genuine Parts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GPC
• CIK: 40987
• Web: www.genpt.com
• Phone: (678) 934-5000
• Fax: 770-956-2211
• Employees: 65,000
• Year Founded: 1928

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Genuine Parts: $147.86
• High Price Target: $170.00
• Low Price Target: $122.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 508.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.43
• P/E Growth: 2.39
• Net Income: $65.94 million
• Net Margins: 0.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 22.59%
• Return on Assets: 4.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.88
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $11.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.52
• Book Value: $31.92 per share
• Price / Book: 3.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,860,000
• Free Float: 137,681,000
• Market Cap: $17.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64