GPC NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Genuine Parts Co · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

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Latest close 124.2 USD
-0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 7.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 82d.

Setup score 51 out of 100
Latest Close 124.2 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.5% latest completed week
4W Return 7.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -0.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 7.1%. Indicator stack 18/98 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 50/100 conviction; expected move 7.6%. News sentiment 55/100 67 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 82d Next report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 7.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.3312-week average 0.11

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.33Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.1% over four weeks, 19.6% over 12 weeks, and -3.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.5%
4W7.1%
12W19.6%
26W-7.9%
52W-3.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.27Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change309.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change53.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength3/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Value11/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum24/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework0/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
522.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
31.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-95.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
18.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
8.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

GPC shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 7.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction50/100
Expected move7.6%
Put/call volume0.05
Pressure97
Speculation18
Volatility55
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity6 / 14

6 acquisitions and 14 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

22 positive · 38 neutral · 7 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings82dNext report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.3%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-19.8%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol6.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -4.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape45/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 45/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis23/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.33; No reversal markers Factors12/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 42; Small Cap Core rank 81 SVQF0/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 1009.0 of 1014 Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options47/100

GPC shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 7.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.6% Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

Genuine Parts Company $GPC Holdings Decreased by Bessemer Group Inc. Insiders6 / 14

6 acquisitions and 14 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings82d

Next report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026124.2 USD-0.5%115.0 USD124.5 USD1.27-5.3411.3MOff
17 Jul 2026124.8 USD-0.6%115.0 USD124.7 USD1.24-5.819.0MOff
10 Jul 2026125.6 USD-5.2%114.9 USD124.8 USD1.20-6.9011.9MOff
3 Jul 2026132.6 USD14.3%115.0 USD124.9 USD0.83-0.719.5MOff
26 Jun 2026116.0 USD6.7%114.9 USD125.1 USD0.31-11.429.3MOff
19 Jun 2026108.7 USD4.8%115.2 USD125.3 USD-0.14-19.2611.2MOff
12 Jun 2026103.8 USD5.7%115.8 USD125.5 USD-0.68-22.647.0MOff
5 Jun 202698.15 USD0.5%116.4 USD125.8 USD-0.97-26.847.4MOff
29 May 202697.64 USD0.8%117.3 USD126.1 USD-1.06-29.577.1MOff
22 May 202696.82 USD5.4%118.1 USD126.4 USD-1.08-29.727.4MOff
15 May 202691.88 USD-11.3%119.2 USD126.7 USD-0.89-33.308.1MOff
8 May 2026103.6 USD-0.3%120.4 USD127.0 USD-0.72-25.286.0MOff
1 May 2026103.9 USD-3.4%121.2 USD127.3 USD-0.67-23.807.8MOff
24 Apr 2026107.6 USD-4.4%122.2 USD127.7 USD-0.67-20.8410.3MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.