NYSE:GPC - Genuine Parts Stock Price, Price Target & More

Genuine Parts trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GPC."

Genuine Parts announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 7th. View Genuine Parts' Dividend History.

Genuine Parts announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase 15,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 19th. The specialty retailer reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.05. The specialty retailer had revenue of $4.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.48 billion. Genuine Parts had a return on equity of 20.76% and a net margin of 3.73%. The business's revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.08 EPS. View Genuine Parts' Earnings History.

Genuine Parts is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 19th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Genuine Parts.

Genuine Parts issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 19th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.60-5.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.72. The company issued revenue guidance of $18-27-18.43 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.32 billion.

9 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Genuine Parts' stock. Their forecasts range from $89.00 to $107.00. On average, they expect Genuine Parts' stock price to reach $97.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Genuine Parts.

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News articles about GPC stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Genuine Parts earned a coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.55 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Genuine Parts' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.22%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.77%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.53%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.95%), Thomaspartners Inc. (1.50%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.45%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Genuine Parts.

GPC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Schroder Investment Management Group, Swiss National Bank, Northern Trust Corp, Usca Ria LLC and Morningstar Investment Services LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Genuine Parts.

GPC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Millennium Management LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc., Sei Investments Co. and Thomaspartners Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Genuine Parts.

Shares of GPC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.71.

Genuine Parts has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion and generates $16.31 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $616.75 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.64 on an earnings per share basis. Genuine Parts employs 48,000 workers across the globe.

Genuine Parts' mailing address is 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA, 30339. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 678-934-5000 or via email at [email protected]