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After finishing at $124.5 in the prior trading day, Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed at $122.56, down -1.56%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.1712.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GPC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 39.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 127.69. 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 17049381888 and an Enterprise Value of 23034961920. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.957 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.93.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.74, which has changed by 0.0741092 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 -3.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.02%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 778300 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 139.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.46M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.07% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1765756800 were 4687571 with a Short Ratio of 4.17, compared to 1763078400 on 4348126. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4687571 and a Short% of Float of 3.3800002000000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GPC’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.09, compared to 4.12 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032851405. 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
. The current rating of Genuine Parts Co (GPC) is the result of assessments by 9.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.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. 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.
