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.

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Auto Parts is Zen Rated A and is the 20th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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What are the best auto part stocks to buy right now in Aug 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -3 points lower than the auto part industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTX as a "A".

GTX passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Garrett Motion has seen its stock return 58.84% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 47 percentage points.

Garrett Motion has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 8.95% from Garrett Motion's current stock price of $12.85.

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

2. Phinia (NYSE:PHIN)


Phinia (NYSE:PHIN) 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 Phinia (NYSE:PHIN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Phinia (NYSE:PHIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 3 points higher than the auto part industry average of 32.

PHIN passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Phinia has seen its stock return 23.17% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 12 percentage points.

Phinia has an average 1 year price target of $53.00, a downside of -4.12% from Phinia's current stock price of $55.28.

Phinia stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Phinia, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Cooper Standard Holdings (NYSE:CPS)


Cooper Standard Holdings (NYSE:CPS) 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 Cooper Standard Holdings (NYSE:CPS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Cooper Standard Holdings (NYSE:CPS) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -16 points lower than the auto part industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CPS as a "A".

CPS passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cooper Standard Holdings has seen its stock return 110.27% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 99 percentage points.

Cooper Standard Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, a downside of -57.85% from Cooper Standard Holdings's current stock price of $28.47.

Cooper Standard Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cooper Standard Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 10 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 7.13%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.24%. 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 2.24%.

Lkq's dividend payout ratio of 43.8% 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 3.7%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.24%. 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 41.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto part stocks down?

Auto part stocks were down -0.78% in the last day, and up 5.56% over the last week. Xos was the among the top losers in the auto parts industry, dropping -13.76% yesterday.

Xos shares are trading lower after the company announced it entered into a $20 million at-the-market offering agreement with Roth Capital.

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 15 points higher than the auto part industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lkq's stock has dropped -22.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -34 percentage points.

2. Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA)


Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) 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.

Motorcar Parts Of America has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the auto part industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Motorcar Parts Of America's stock has gained 119.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 108 percentage points.

3. Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX)


Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) 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.

Garrett Motion has a valuation score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the auto part industry average of 28. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Garrett Motion's stock has gained 58.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 47 percentage points.

Are auto part stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 8.6% over the next year.

19.51% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.51% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.22% are rated C (Hold), 7.32% are rated D (Sell), and 2.44% 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 16.86x.
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