Genuine Parts (GPC)

• Market cap: $16.3B
• 1 day: -0.60%
• 5 days: 1.63%
• 1 month: -1.33%
• 3 months: -0.52%
• 6 months: 1.10%
• Year to date: 1.28%
• 1 year: -25.23%
• 5 years: 48.27%
• 10 years: 30.83%
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Auto Parts

About: Genuine Parts sells aftermarket automotive parts (about 60% of sales) and industrial products (40% of sales) in the United States and internationally. The automotive segment primarily acts as a distributor to its network of 9,800 global retail locations of which about two thirds are independently owned and operated. We estimate Genuine serves around 6,000 retail locations in the US operating under the Napa Auto Parts brand, with about 80% of end market sales derived from professional customers. Its industrial segment, primarily operating under the Motion banner in the United States, serves as a leading distributor of bearings, power transmission, and other industrial products to more than 200,000 maintenance, repair, and original equipment manufacturer customers.

Employees: 63,000

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

210% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $101M | Put options by funds: $32.5M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 3 (+1) [Q4]

2.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.33% [Q3] → 82.16% (+2.84%) [Q4]

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 151

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,096 [Q3] → 1,061 (-35) [Q4]

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.3B [Q3] → $13.3B (-$2B) [Q4]

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 336 | Existing positions reduced: 445

Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $114 3% downside
• Avg. target: $127 8% upside
• High target: $137 17% upside

3 analyst ratings

• positive: 2 67%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 1 33%

Truist Securities Scot Ciccarelli 47% 1-year accuracy 27 / 58 met price target	17% upside $137	Buy Maintained	24 Apr 2025
Evercore ISI Group Greg Melich 80% 1-year accuracy 40 / 50 met price target	11% upside $130	Outperform Maintained	23 Apr 2025
Goldman Sachs Kate McShane 64% 1-year accuracy 21 / 33 met price target	3% downside $114	Sell Downgraded	1 Apr 2025