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Best Auto Part Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top auto part stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best auto part stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best auto part stocks to buy right now are:

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) is the #1 top auto part stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Magna International (NYSE:MGA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 8 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

MGA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Magna International has seen its stock return 65.44% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 38 percentage points.

Magna International has an average 1 year price target of $62.25, an upside of 2.22% from Magna International's current stock price of $60.90.

Magna International stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Magna International, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 58.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 8.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Borgwarner (NYSE:BWA) is the #2 top auto part stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Borgwarner (NYSE:BWA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Borgwarner (NYSE:BWA) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 1 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

BWA passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Borgwarner has seen its stock return 80.64% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 53 percentage points.

Borgwarner has an average 1 year price target of $65.70, an upside of 24.6% from Borgwarner's current stock price of $52.73.

Borgwarner stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Borgwarner, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 10% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lear (NYSE:LEA) is the #3 top auto part stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Lear (NYSE:LEA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Lear (NYSE:LEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

LEA passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lear has seen its stock return 29.6% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 2 percentage points.

Lear has an average 1 year price target of $138.70, an upside of 13.72% from Lear's current stock price of $121.97.

Lear stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Lear, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 70% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 14 auto part stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto part stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO) has an annual dividend yield of 5.97%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2%. Monro's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Monro's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Monro's dividend payout ratio of -233.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) has an annual dividend yield of 3.81%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2%. Lkq's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lkq's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lkq's dividend payout ratio of 50.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2%. Standard Motor Products's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Standard Motor Products's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Standard Motor Products's dividend payout ratio of 49.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Auto part stocks were down -2.19% in the last day, and down -6.61% over the last week. Ses Ai was the among the top losers in the auto parts industry, dropping -36.84% yesterday.

SES AI shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q4 financial results and issued FY26 sales guidance below estimates.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued auto part stocks right now are:

Phinia (NYSE:PHIN) is the most undervalued auto part stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Phinia has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Phinia's stock has gained 50.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 23 percentage points.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) is the second most undervalued auto part stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Lkq has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lkq's stock has dropped -25.18% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -53 percentage points.

Lear (NYSE:LEA) is the third most undervalued auto part stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Lear has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lear's stock has gained 29.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 2 percentage points.

41.67% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 22.04% over the next year.

20.51% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.51% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.59% are rated C (Hold), 10.26% are rated D (Sell), and 5.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).