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Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed the day trading at $125.93 down -1.66% from the previous closing price of $128.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $125.24.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GPC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 131.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.13.
On April 04, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line but kept the price unchanged to $135.
Goldman Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on April 01, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $114.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 17 ’25 when Howe James F. sold 1,648 shares for $128.60 per share. The transaction valued at 211,933 led to the insider holds 27,396 shares of the business.
JAMES HOWE bought 1,648 shares of GPC for $213,350 on Dec 17 ’25. On Sep 26 ’25, another insider, Krishna Naveen, who serves as the EVP, CIDO of the company, sold 5,303 shares for $138.12 each. As a result, the insider received 732,450 and left with 26,112 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GPC now has a Market Capitalization of 17518184448 and an Enterprise Value of 23503763456. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.977 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.172.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.75, which has changed by 0.10654104 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPC has reached a high of $143.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $104.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.33%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GPC traded about 1.16M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GPC traded about 1310380 shares per day. A total of 139.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.54M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.04% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1764288000 were 4228356 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, compared to 1761868800 on 4330420. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4228356 and a Short% of Float of 3.05.
Dividends & Splits
GPC’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.12, up from 4.09 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031938154. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.69. The current Payout Ratio is 61.80% for GPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-04-15 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Genuine Parts Co (GPC) is currently under the scrutiny of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.01, with high estimates of $2.1 and low estimates of $1.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.71 and $7.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.63. EPS for the following year is $8.4, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $8.5 and $8.25.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $6.06B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.11B to a low estimate of $6.03B. As of. The current estimate, Genuine Parts Co’s year-ago sales were $5.77BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.16B. There is a high estimate of $6.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.05B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $24.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.49BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $25.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $25.49B and the low estimate is $24.91B.
