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 +28.50% per year, and are the best auto part stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Auto Parts is Zen Rated B and is the 58th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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What are the best auto part stocks to buy right now in Sep 2026?

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:

1. Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR)


Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) is the #1 top auto part stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the auto part industry average of 36.

MLR passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Miller Industries has seen its stock return 39.53% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 39 percentage points.

Miller Industries has an average 1 year price target of $64.00, an upside of 18.43% from Miller Industries's current stock price of $54.04.

Miller Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Miller Industries, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Holley (NYSE:HLLY)


Holley (NYSE:HLLY) is the #2 top auto part stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Holley (NYSE:HLLY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 2 points higher than the auto part industry average of 36.

HLLY passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Holley has seen its stock lose -22.81% over the past year, underperforming other auto part stocks by -23 percentage points.

Holley has an average 1 year price target of $4.93, an upside of 99.72% from Holley's current stock price of $2.47.

Holley stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Holley, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP)


Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) is the #3 top auto part stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 3 points higher than the auto part industry average of 36.

SMP passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Standard Motor Products has seen its stock lose -5.11% over the past year, underperforming other auto part stocks by -5 percentage points.

What are the auto part stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 16 auto part stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto part stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO)


Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO) has an annual dividend yield of 8.15%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.45%. 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 487% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ)


Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) has an annual dividend yield of 5.15%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.45%. 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 66.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP)


Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.45%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.45%. 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 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto part stocks up?

Auto part stocks were up 1.76% in the last day, and up 0.22% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why auto part stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued auto part stocks?

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:

1. Adient (NYSE:ADNT)


Adient (NYSE:ADNT) 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.

Adient has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the auto part industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adient's stock has dropped -28.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -29 percentage points.

2. Phinia (NYSE:PHIN)


Phinia (NYSE:PHIN) is the second 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 28 points higher than the auto part industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Phinia's stock has gained 7.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 7 percentage points.

3. Micware Co (NASDAQ:MWC)


Micware Co (NASDAQ:MWC) 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.

Micware Co has a valuation score of 29, which is 0 points higher than the auto part industry average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Are auto part stocks a good buy now?

45.71% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 33.86% over the next year.

2.56% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.54% are rated C (Hold), 10.26% are rated D (Sell), and 10.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the auto parts industry?

The average P/E ratio of the auto parts industry is 21.39x.
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