Genuine Parts Co (NYSE: GPC) is -17.24% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $112.74 and a high of $164.45 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The GPC stock was last observed hovering at around $115.59 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.97%.
Currently trading at $114.62, the stock is -7.26% and -7.79% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.57 million and changing -0.84% at the moment leaves the stock -17.89% off its SMA200. GPC registered -17.51% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -18.96%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $124.304 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $139.5925.
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The stock witnessed a -5.48% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -16.35%, and is -5.88% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.42% over the week and 2.08% over the month.
Genuine Parts Co (GPC) has around 60000 employees, a market worth around $15.94B and $23.30B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 14.75 and Fwd P/E is 13.49. Profit margin for the company is 4.67%. Distance from 52-week low is 1.67% and -30.30% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (11.02%).
The EPS is expected to shrink by -13.13% this year
1467.0 institutions hold shares in Genuine Parts Co (GPC), with institutional investors hold 82.74% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 139.08M, and float is at 138.52M with Short Float at 2.17%. Institutions hold 82.43% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 17.15 million shares valued at $2.37 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 12.2629 of the GPC Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 10.83 million shares valued at $1.5 billion to account for 7.7451 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 7.44 million shares representing 5.323 and valued at over $1.04 billion, while GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC holds 2.3344 of the shares totaling 3.26 million with a market value of $450.28 million.
Genuine Parts Co (GPC) Insider Activity
Genuine Parts Co disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Dec 13 ’24 that NEEDHAM WENDY B (Director) sold a total of 1,608 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Dec 13 ’24 and was made at $120.78 per share for $0.19 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 11357.0 shares of the GPC stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 01 ’24, BREAUX RANDALL P (Group President, GPC N.A.) acquired 750 shares at an average price of $133.65 for $0.1 million. The insider now directly holds 35,189 shares of Genuine Parts Co (GPC).