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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 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the auto part industry average of 35.

MLR passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Miller Industries has seen its stock return 27.59% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 22 percentage points.

Miller Industries has an average 1 year price target of $54.00, a downside of -4.85% from Miller Industries's current stock price of $56.75.

Miller Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Miller Industries, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) 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 Magna International (NYSE:MGA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -1 points lower than the auto part industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MGA as a "B".

MGA passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Magna International has seen its stock return 46.85% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 41 percentage points.

Magna International has an average 1 year price target of $69.00, an upside of 1.77% from Magna International's current stock price of $67.80.

Magna International stock has a consensus Hold 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, 63.64% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) 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 Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 7 points higher than the auto part industry average of 35.

THRM passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gentherm has seen its stock return 7.32% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 2 percentage points.

Gentherm has an average 1 year price target of $42.14, an upside of 6.83% from Gentherm's current stock price of $39.45.

Gentherm stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Gentherm, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 71.43% 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 8.71%, 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.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) has an annual dividend yield of 4.66%, which is 2 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.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.46%, 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.

Auto part stocks were down -3.12% in the last day, and down -3.9% over the last week. Magna International was the among the top losers in the auto parts industry, dropping -7.19% yesterday.

Shares of automakers, recreational vehicle makers and auto-parts companies are trading lower after President Trump said in a social media post that tariffs on cars and trucks and automotive parts from Canada will be increased to 50% from January 1, 2027.

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:

Lear (NYSE:LEA) 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.

Lear has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the auto part industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lear's stock has gained 12.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 7 percentage points.

Adient (NYSE:ADNT) 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.

Adient has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the auto part industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adient's stock has dropped -24.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -30 percentage points.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) 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.

Standard Motor Products has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the auto part industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Standard Motor Products's stock has dropped -2.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -8 percentage points.

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 25.71% over the next year.

2.44% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.63% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.85% are rated C (Hold), 9.76% are rated D (Sell), and 7.32% are rated F (Strong Sell).