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In the latest session, Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed at $118.46 up 0.48% from its previous closing price of $117.89. In other words, the price has increased by $0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $119.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.99.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Genuine Parts Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.20.
On January 16, 2025, Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $155.
On October 12, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $160.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on October 12, 2023, with a $160 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 16440115200 and an Enterprise Value of 22060584960. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.939 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.301.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.84, which has changed by -0.24035054 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPC has reached a high of $164.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $112.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.31%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GPC has traded an average of 1.56M shares per day and 1533170 over the past ten days. A total of 138.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.35M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.59% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1741910400 were 4432782 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1739491200 on 4516661. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4432782 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GPC is 4.03, from 4.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033929937The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.75. The current Payout Ratio is 61.80% for GPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1741305600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-04-15 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
