Wedbush Issues Positive Estimate for Genuine Parts Earnings

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Genuine Parts in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $2.11 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.95. The consensus estimate for Genuine Parts’ current full-year earnings is $7.98 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Genuine Parts’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.76 EPS.

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

Genuine Parts Stock Up 1.1 %

NYSE GPC opened at $123.40 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $118.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.27. Genuine Parts has a one year low of $112.74 and a one year high of $164.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company has a market cap of $17.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.07 and a beta of 0.94.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty retailer reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.07. Genuine Parts had a return on equity of 24.99% and a net margin of 3.85%. The business had revenue of $5.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.71 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.26 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Genuine Parts

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Genuine Parts in the 4th quarter worth $462,000. Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC boosted its position in Genuine Parts by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC now owns 31,541 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,683,000 after purchasing an additional 3,284 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its position in Genuine Parts by 265.0% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 376 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Kinloch Capital LLC boosted its position in Genuine Parts by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Kinloch Capital LLC now owns 21,504 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,511,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Genuine Parts in the fourth quarter worth about $213,000. 78.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Genuine Parts

In other news, Director Wendy B. Needham sold 1,608 shares of Genuine Parts stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.78, for a total transaction of $194,214.24. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,357 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,371,698.46. This trade represents a 12.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Genuine Parts Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $1.03 dividend. This is an increase 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 dividend yield of 3.34%. Genuine Parts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.82%.

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.