Wedbush Issues Positive Estimate for Genuine Parts Earnings

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Genuine Parts in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $2.11 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.95. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Genuine Parts’ current full-year earnings is $8.08 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.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Northcoast Research lowered shares of Genuine Parts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Genuine Parts from $129.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Redburn Atlantic raised Genuine Parts to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Genuine Parts from $162.00 to $138.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Genuine Parts from $145.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $137.63.

Genuine Parts Price Performance

Shares of Genuine Parts stock opened at $122.03 on Thursday. Genuine Parts has a 1-year low of $112.74 and a 1-year high of $164.45. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $118.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $127.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.71 and a beta of 0.94.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) last posted 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 27.23% and a net margin of 4.67%. The firm had revenue of $5.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.26 EPS.

Genuine Parts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.38%. This is an increase from Genuine Parts’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Genuine Parts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.48%.

Insider Activity

In other Genuine Parts news, Director Wendy B. Needham sold 1,608 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.78, for a total transaction of $194,214.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Genuine Parts

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

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.