Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Genuine Parts

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Genuine Parts in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $2.07 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.05. The consensus estimate for Genuine Parts’ current full-year earnings is $7.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Genuine Parts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.71 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on GPC. Evercore ISI cut their target price on shares of Genuine Parts from $128.00 to $125.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Genuine Parts from $129.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Northcoast Research lowered shares of Genuine Parts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Genuine Parts to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Genuine Parts in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $137.63.

Genuine Parts Stock Performance

Shares of GPC stock opened at $123.77 on Thursday. Genuine Parts has a 12 month low of $112.74 and a 12 month high of $164.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.13 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $119.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $126.29.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty retailer reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.07. Genuine Parts had a net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 25.28%. The firm had revenue of $5.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.71 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.26 EPS.

Genuine Parts Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $1.03 dividend. This is a boost from Genuine Parts’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.33%. Genuine Parts’s dividend payout ratio is 63.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Wendy B. Needham sold 1,608 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.78, for a total value of $194,214.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,357 shares in the company, valued at $1,371,698.46. This trade represents a 12.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GPC. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Genuine Parts during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $206,645,000. Junto Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Genuine Parts during the fourth quarter valued at $94,868,000. Equity Investment Corp purchased a new stake in Genuine Parts in the 4th quarter worth about $84,128,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its stake in Genuine Parts by 204.7% in the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 789,050 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $92,129,000 after acquiring an additional 530,057 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Genuine Parts by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,262,229 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $380,898,000 after acquiring an additional 518,851 shares in the last quarter. 78.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Genuine Parts Company Profile

Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive replacement parts, and industrial parts and materials. It operates in two segments: Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group segments. The company distributes automotive replacement parts for hybrid and electric vehicles, trucks, SUVs, buses, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, farm vehicles, small engines, farm equipment, marine equipment, and heavy duty equipment; and equipment and parts used by repair shops, service stations, fleet operators, automobile and truck dealers, leasing companies, bus and truck lines, mass merchandisers, farms, and individuals.