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After finishing at $125.27 in the prior trading day, Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed at $125.25, down -0.02%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.955.
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 41.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.
On April 01, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $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 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 17386203136 and an Enterprise Value of 23079866368. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.979 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.129.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.77, which has changed by -0.11820614 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPC has reached a high of $149.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $104.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.70%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.46M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1050610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 138.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.23M. Insiders hold about 0.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.42% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1747267200 were 5302421 with a Short Ratio of 3.63, compared to 1744675200 on 4787502. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5302421 and a Short% of Float of 3.83.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GPC’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.03, compared to 4.06 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03214998The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.71. The current Payout Ratio is 61.80% for GPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1749168000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-04-15 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
