DJ Genuine Parts Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) rallied 3.85% to $125.66 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Genuine Parts Co. closed 17.09% short of its 52-week high of $151.57, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Aptiv PLC (APTV) rose 0.51% to $59.26, Cummins Inc. $(CMI)$ fell 2.75% to $647.83, and LKQ Corp. $(LKQ)$ rose 4.37% to $26.01.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 130,312 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 17:09 ET (21:09 GMT)
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