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After finishing at $139.49 in the prior trading day, Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed at $142.77, up 2.35%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $143.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $138.74.
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 43.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 78.95. 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 1.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.14.
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 Mar 05 ’25 when WENDY B NEEDHAM bought 4,024 shares for $123.28 per share.
NEEDHAM WENDY B sold 4,024 shares of GPC for $496,079 on Mar 05 ’25. The Director now owns 7,333 shares after completing the transaction at $123.28 per share. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, WENDY B NEEDHAM, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,608 shares for $120.78 each.
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 19858165760 and an Enterprise Value of 25381756928. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.068 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.359.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.78, which has changed by 0.039461255 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPC has reached a high of $144.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $104.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.20M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1413110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 139.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.44M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.33% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1756425600 were 4442455 with a Short Ratio of 3.70, compared to 1753920000 on 4698082. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4442455 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GPC’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.06, compared to 4.09 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029106028The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.7. The current Payout Ratio is 61.80% for GPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-04-15 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 10.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.84, with high estimates of $1.92 and low estimates of $1.76.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.8 and $7.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.69. EPS for the following year is $8.47, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $8.7 and $8.25.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $6.12B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.19B to a low estimate of $6.05B. As of the current estimate, Genuine Parts Co’s year-ago sales were $5.97BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.93B. There is a high estimate of $5.99B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.87B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $24.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.49BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $24.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $25.14B and the low estimate is $24.75B.
