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The price of Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) closed at $138.75 in the last session, down -0.36% from day before closing price of $139.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. GPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $138.67.
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 42.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 76.73. 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 19299014656 and an Enterprise Value of 25278828544. As of this moment, Genuine’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.063 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.304.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPC is 0.76, which has changed by -0.026384115 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPC has reached a high of $144.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $104.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GPC traded on average about 1.13M shares per day over the past 3-months and 938130 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 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.51% stake in the company. Shares short for GPC as of 1755216000 were 5045676 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1752537600 on 4338226. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5045676 and a Short% of Float of 3.64.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GPC is 4.06, which was 4.06 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029156193The 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 2025-06-06 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
The stock of Genuine Parts Co (GPC) is currently in the spotlight, with 10.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.12B. 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.
