Genuine Parts (GPC) Competitors

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) and Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend GPC or DORM?

Genuine Parts presently has a consensus price target of $130.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.06%. Dorman Products has a consensus price target of $143.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.86%. Given Dorman Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dorman Products is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Dorman Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GPC or DORM?

78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Dorman Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Dorman Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GPC or DORM?

Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorman Products has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GPC or DORM more profitable?

Dorman Products has a net margin of 10.48% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.60%. Genuine Parts' return on equity of 23.71% beat Dorman Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuine Parts	3.60%	23.71%	5.48%
Dorman Products	10.48%	19.10%	10.19%

Does the media refer more to GPC or DORM?

In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 12 more articles in the media than Dorman Products. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Genuine Parts and 6 mentions for Dorman Products. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Dorman Products' score of 1.18 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genuine Parts	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Dorman Products	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GPC or DORM?

Genuine Parts has higher revenue and earnings than Dorman Products. Dorman Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuine Parts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genuine Parts	$23.49B	0.72	$904.08M	$6.09	20.07
Dorman Products	$2.01B	1.83	$190M	$6.97	17.32

Summary

Dorman Products beats Genuine Parts on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.