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The price of Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed at $137.33 in the last session, down -0.42% from day before closing price of $137.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.44 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $138.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.67.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GPC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 75.94. 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.
On April 01, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $114.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 19101544448 and an Enterprise Value of 25081317376. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.055 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.276.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.77, which has changed by -0.0029765964 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 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 1.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.64%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GPC traded on average about 1.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1373810 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 139.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.52M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.30% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1756425600 were 4442455 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for GPC is 4.09, which was 4.06 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029439488. The 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.
