At the time of writing, Genuine Parts Co [GPC] stock is trading at $121.70, up 2.75%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GPC shares have gain 3.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.00%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Genuine Parts Co [NYSE: GPC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2025, when Northcoast downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, Loop Capital started tracking the stock with Buy rating on January 16, 2025, and set its price target to $155. On October 12, 2023, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $160 on the stock. Northcoast started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $195 on June 28, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $189 on June 01, 2023. Goldman upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 02, 2023, and upped its price target to $164. In a note dated March 24, 2023, Truist upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $186.
For the past year, the stock price of Genuine Parts Co fluctuated between $112.74 and $164.45. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $125 within the next 12 months. Genuine Parts Co [NYSE: GPC] shares were valued at $121.70 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.71% based on the average GPC price forecast.
Analyzing the GPC fundamentals
According to Genuine Parts Co [NYSE:GPC], the company’s sales were 23.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.50% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.28.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 118.70 points at the first support level, and at 115.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 123.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 125.01.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Genuine Parts Co [NYSE:GPC] has a current ratio of 1.17. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.57, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.73, the price to book ratio is 3.60 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.66.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WENDY B NEEDHAM, Director, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 1608.0 shares were purchased. Director, NEEDHAM WENDY B completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to sell 1608.0 shares. Meanwhile, Group President, GPC N.A. BREAUX RANDALL P bought 750.0 shares on Nov 01 ’24.
