In the past week, GPC stock has gone up by 0.32%, with a monthly decline of -11.92% and a quarterly plunge of -10.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.69%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.35% for Genuine Parts Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.50% for GPC’s stock, with a -13.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) Right Now?
Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.92x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for GPC is at 0.94. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for GPC is 138.52M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.59% of that float. The average trading volume for GPC on November 14, 2024 was 1.12M shares.
GPC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) has jumped by 0.80 compared to previous close of 122.70. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-09 that A potential 15% corporate tax rate could trigger a significant rally, similar to the 2017 euphoria, boosting S&P 500 earnings by 4%. Focus on undervalued, high-quality dividend aristocrats in consumer discretionary, materials and industrials sectors, which would benefit most from the tax cuts. These five aristocrats offer a 3.2% yield, 10% annual dividend growth, and 33% upside potential in the next year, even without tax cuts, and 38% with tax cuts.
Analysts’ Opinion of GPC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GPC stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for GPC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GPC in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $160 based on the research report published on October 12, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Northcoast, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GPC reach a price target of $195. The rating they have provided for GPC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 28th, 2023.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to GPC, setting the target price at $189 in the report published on June 01st of the previous year.
GPC Trading at -5.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GPC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.35%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.69%, as shares sank -13.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.41% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GPC rose by +0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $121.85. In addition, Genuine Parts Co saw -10.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GPC starting from BREAUX RANDALL P, who purchase 750 shares at the price of $133.65 back on Nov 01 ’24. After this action, BREAUX RANDALL P now owns 35,189 shares of Genuine Parts Co, valued at $100,238 using the latest closing price.
NEEDHAM WENDY B, the Director of Genuine Parts Co, sale 3,000 shares at $151.29 during a trade that took place back on May 21 ’24, which means that NEEDHAM WENDY B is holding 13,006 shares at $453,870 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GPC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Genuine Parts Co stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 24.50, with 5.84 for asset returns.
Based on Genuine Parts Co (GPC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.98. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 18.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.16 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.17.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Genuine Parts Co (GPC) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
