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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 +28.50% 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:

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) is the #1 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 Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 10 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

MLR passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Miller Industries has seen its stock return 28.04% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 35 percentage points.

Miller Industries has an average 1 year price target of $54.00, an upside of 10.43% from Miller Industries's current stock price of $48.90.

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.

Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) 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 Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

DORM passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dorman Products has seen its stock return 1.01% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 8 percentage points.

Dorman Products has an average 1 year price target of $151.00, an upside of 12.23% from Dorman Products's current stock price of $134.55.

Dorman Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Dorman Products, 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.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) 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 Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 21 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

PLOW passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Douglas Dynamics has seen its stock return 21.29% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 28 percentage points.

Douglas Dynamics has an average 1 year price target of $50.00, an upside of 32.17% from Douglas Dynamics's current stock price of $37.83.

Douglas Dynamics stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Douglas Dynamics, 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.

Out of 17 auto part stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto part stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) has an annual dividend yield of 12.85%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 3.27%.

Gentherm's dividend payout ratio of 1,266.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO) has an annual dividend yield of 9.71%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 3.27%. 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.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) has an annual dividend yield of 6%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 3.27%. 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 120% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Auto part stocks were up 0.91% in the last day, and down -1.74% over the last week. Modine Manufacturing Co was the among the top gainers in the auto parts industry, gaining 3.49% yesterday.

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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:

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 30 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adient's stock has dropped -22.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -15 percentage points.

Versigent (NYSE:VGNT) 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.

Versigent has a valuation score of 0, which is -27 points higher than the auto part industry average of 27. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VGNT a Valuation Rating of "A".

Micware Co (NASDAQ:MWC) 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.

Micware Co 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.

44.44% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 35.6% over the next year.

0% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.5% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 65% are rated C (Hold), 15% are rated D (Sell), and 2.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).