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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:

Lear (NYSE:LEA) is the #1 top auto part stock out of 46 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 51, which is 17 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

LEA passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lear has seen its stock return 58.4% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 3 percentage points.

Lear has an average 1 year price target of $136.18, an upside of 6.33% from Lear's current stock price of $128.07.

Lear stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Lear, 27.27% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 72.73% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Borgwarner (NYSE:BWA) is the #2 top auto part stock out of 46 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Borgwarner (NYSE:BWA) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

BWA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Borgwarner has seen its stock return 107.47% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 52 percentage points.

Borgwarner has an average 1 year price target of $67.30, an upside of 20.59% from Borgwarner's current stock price of $55.81.

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, 20% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) is the #3 top auto part stock out of 46 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 3 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

STRT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strattec Security has seen its stock return 126.52% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 71 percentage points.

Strattec Security has an average 1 year price target of $93.00, an upside of 19.52% from Strattec Security's current stock price of $77.81.

Strattec Security stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Strattec Security, 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 15 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 6.37%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.1%. 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 3.82%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.1%. 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 3.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.1%. 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 up 0.29% in the last day, and up 4.67% over the last week. Quantumscape was the among the top gainers in the auto parts industry, gaining 4.73% yesterday.

QuantumScape shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS results.

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 29 points higher than the auto part industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Phinia's stock has gained 72.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 17 percentage points.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) 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.

Lkq has a valuation score of 86, which is 58 points higher than the auto part industry average of 28. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lkq's stock has dropped -25.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -82 percentage points.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) 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.

Standard Motor Products has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the auto part industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Standard Motor Products's stock has gained 55.45% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the auto part industry.

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 15.03% over the next year.

14.63% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.51% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 9.76% are rated D (Sell), and 7.32% are rated F (Strong Sell).