Genuine Parts Co [GPC] stock prices are down -0.58% to $118.45 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GPC shares have gain 0.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.48%, and not 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 April 01, 2025, when Goldman downgraded its rating to a Sell but kept the price target unchanged to $114 for it. Previously, Northcoast downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 17, 2025. On January 16, 2025, Loop Capital initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $155 on the stock. UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $160 on October 12, 2023. Northcoast initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $195 as its price target on June 28, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 01, 2023, and upped its price target to $189. In a note dated May 02, 2023, Goldman upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $163 to $164.
The stock price of Genuine Parts Co [GPC] has been fluctuating between $112.74 and $164.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $125 within the next 12 months. Genuine Parts Co [NYSE: GPC] shares were valued at $118.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.53% based on the average GPC price forecast.
Analyzing the GPC fundamentals
The Genuine Parts Co [NYSE:GPC] reported sales of 23.49B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 3.30%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.32.
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 116.62 points at the first support level, and at 114.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 119.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 120.58.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Genuine Parts Co [NYSE:GPC]’s Current Ratio is 1.16. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.51, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.70, the price to book ratio is 3.79 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WENDY B NEEDHAM, Board Member, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 4024.0 shares were purchased. Director, NEEDHAM WENDY B completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to sell 4024.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director WENDY B NEEDHAM bought 1608.0 shares on Dec 13 ’24.
