Genuine Parts Q2 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Genuine Parts in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $2.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 $1.87 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $114.00 price objective (down from $133.00) on shares of Genuine Parts in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Northcoast Research lowered shares of Genuine Parts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. 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 target price for the company. StockNews.com lowered Genuine Parts from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 26th. Finally, Argus raised Genuine Parts to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Genuine Parts has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $130.86.

Genuine Parts Price Performance

NYSE GPC opened at $117.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $16.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.76. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $117.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.42. Genuine Parts has a 1 year low of $104.01 and a 1 year high of $158.65.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $5.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.83 billion. Genuine Parts had a net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 25.28%.

Genuine Parts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Genuine Parts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 67.65%.

Institutional Trading of Genuine Parts

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Genuine Parts by 276.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,352,772 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $399,449,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461,497 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Genuine Parts in the 4th quarter valued at $206,645,000. Junto Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Genuine Parts during the 4th quarter worth $94,868,000. Equity Investment Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Genuine Parts during the fourth quarter worth $84,128,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its position in shares of Genuine Parts by 204.7% in the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 789,050 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $92,129,000 after buying an additional 530,057 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.