Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Genuine Parts Co shares valued at $496,079 were purchased by WENDY B NEEDHAM on Mar 05 ’25. At $123.28 per share, WENDY B NEEDHAM acquired 4,024 shares.
Also, NEEDHAM WENDY B sold 4,024 shares, netting a total of over 496,079 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $123.28 each, the insider now holds 7,333 shares.
Before that, WENDY B NEEDHAM had added 1,608 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $194,213, the Director bought Genuine Parts Co shares for $120.78 each.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on April 04, 2025, Genuine Parts Co [GPC] has been rated up from an In-line to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $135. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 17, 2025, Northcoast has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for GPC. Earlier on January 16, 2025, Loop Capital initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for GPC stock.
Analyzing GPC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Genuine Parts Co [NYSE: GPC] plunged -0.95% to $122.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $120.6601, but it reached a high of $122.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.19%. Over the course of the year, Genuine Parts Co shares have jumped approximately 4.60%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Genuine Parts Co (GPC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.20 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Genuine Parts Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Genuine Parts Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.14 million shares to 3.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.97 million shares. A decline of -29.64% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.02.
Which companies own the most shares of Genuine Parts Co (GPC)?
In terms of Genuine Parts Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 135 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.49% from the previous closing price of $123.30. Analysts anticipate Genuine Parts Co stock to reach 135 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 135. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Genuine Parts Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 12, 2023, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $160.
