Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) went up 2.77% yesterday: Is this the Most Sought-After Stock Today?

Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC) open the trading on Wednesday, with great promise as it jumped 2.77% to $116.24, before settling in for the price of $113.11 at the close. Taking a more long-term approach, GPC posted a 52-week range of $112.74-$164.45.

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The Consumer Cyclical Sector giants’ yearly sales growth during the last 5-year period was 4.72%. Meanwhile, its Annual Earning per share during the time was 11.14%. Nevertheless, stock’s Earnings Per Share (EPS) this year is -9.29%. This publicly-traded company’s shares outstanding now amounts to $139.57 million, simultaneously with a float of $138.80 million. The organization now has a market capitalization sitting at $16.19 billion.

Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) Ownership Facts and Figures

Sometimes it helps to make our mind if we keep our tabs on how bigger investors are working with the stock of the Auto Parts industry. Genuine Parts Co.’s current insider ownership accounts for 0.37%, in contrast to 81.82% institutional ownership. According to the most recent insider trade that took place on May 21 ’24, this organization’s Director sold 3,000 shares at the rate of 151.29, making the entire transaction reach 453,870 in total value, affecting insider ownership by 13,006. Preceding that transaction, on Mar 20 ’24, Company’s Director sold 3,250 for 154.92, making the whole transaction’s value amount to 503,490. This particular insider is now the holder of 14,397 in total.

Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) Earnings and Revenue Records

Genuine Parts Co.’s EPS decrease for this current 12-month fiscal period is -9.29% and is forecasted to reach 8.92 in the upcoming year. Considering the longer run, market analysts have predicted that Company’s EPS will increase by 7.10% through the next 5 years, which can be compared against the 11.14% growth it accomplished over the previous five years trading on the market.

Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC) Trading Performance Indicators

Let’s observe the current performance indicators for Genuine Parts Co. (GPC). It’s Quick Ratio in the last reported quarter now stands at 0.57. The Stock has managed to achieve an average true range (ATR) of 4.39. Alongside those numbers, its PE Ratio stands at $14.96, and its Beta score is 0.91. Another valuable indicator worth pondering is a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for trailing twelve months, which is currently 0.69. Similarly, its price to free cash flow for trailing twelve months is now 17.97.

In the same vein, GPC’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) trailing twelve months is recorded 7.77, a figure that is expected to reach 1.64 in the next quarter, and analysts are predicting that it will be 8.92 at the market close of one year from today.

Technical Analysis of Genuine Parts Co. (GPC)