Best Auto Part Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top auto part stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Auto Parts
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Auto Parts is Zen Rated A and is the 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
DD Score
Valuation Score
Financials Score
Forecast Score
Performance Score
Dividends Score
GTX
GARRETT MOTION INC
33
29
43
22
30
40
STRT
STRATTEC SECURITY CORP
37
57
86
11
30
0
MGA
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC
52
71
57
22
30
80
PHIN
PHINIA INC
30
43
43
33
10
20
THRM
GENTHERM INC
48
71
57
44
20

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What are the best auto part stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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. Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX)


Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) is the #1 top auto part stock out of 47 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 Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is equal to the auto part industry average of 33.

GTX passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Garrett Motion has seen its stock return 83.37% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 75 percentage points.

Garrett Motion has an average 1 year price target of $16.33, a downside of -4.43% from Garrett Motion's current stock price of $17.09.

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

2. Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT)


Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) is the #2 top auto part stock out of 47 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 Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 4 points higher than the auto part industry average of 33.

STRT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strattec Security has seen its stock return 96.38% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 88 percentage points.

3. Magna International (NYSE:MGA)


Magna International (NYSE:MGA) is the #3 top auto part stock out of 47 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: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the auto part industry average of 33.

MGA passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Magna International has seen its stock return 14.94% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 7 percentage points.

Magna International has an average 1 year price target of $51.09, a downside of -1.33% from Magna International's current stock price of $51.78.

Magna International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Magna International, 18.18% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 72.73% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the auto part stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 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 5.33%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 1.94%. 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 -162.3% 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 3.87%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 1.94%. 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 44.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW)


Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) has an annual dividend yield of 3.47%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 1.94%. Douglas Dynamics's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Douglas Dynamics's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Douglas Dynamics's dividend payout ratio of 65.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto part stocks up?

Auto part stocks were up 1.45% in the last day, and up 3.9% 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. Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ)


Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) 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.

Lkq has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lkq's stock has dropped -19.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -28 percentage points.

2. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE:AXL)


American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE:AXL) 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.

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings 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.

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings's stock has dropped -6.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -14 percentage points.

3. Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA)


Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) is the third 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.

Motorcar Parts Of America has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Motorcar Parts Of America's stock has gained 71.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 64 percentage points.

Are auto part stocks a good buy now?

45.95% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 18.94% over the next year.

23.08% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.08% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.59% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 2.56% 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 21.06x.
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