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 23rd 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
29
29
43
22
30
20
MPAA
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC
44
43
57
56
20
ALV
AUTOLIV INC
34
29
71
22
50
0
SMP
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC
48
57
29
44
30
80
PHIN
PHINIA INC
43
43
57
56
20
40

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What are the best auto part stocks to buy right now in Sep 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -4 points lower than the auto part industry average of 33. 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 64.86% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 44 percentage points.

Garrett Motion has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 6.95% from Garrett Motion's current stock price of $13.09.

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. Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA)


Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) 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 Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the auto part industry average of 33.

MPAA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Motorcar Parts Of America has seen its stock return 182.8% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 162 percentage points.

3. Autoliv (NYSE:ALV)


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

Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the auto part industry average of 33.

ALV passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Autoliv has seen its stock return 33.02% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 12 percentage points.

Autoliv has an average 1 year price target of $127.57, an upside of 1.26% from Autoliv's current stock price of $125.98.

Autoliv stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Autoliv, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 28.57% 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 13 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 6.47%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.09%. 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 3.72%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.09%.

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 3.62%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.09%. 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 -1.43% in the last day, and up 0.55% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why auto part stocks are down.

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 -18.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -39 percentage points.

2. Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX)


Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) 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.

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 64.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 44 percentage points.

3. Magna International (NYSE:MGA)


Magna International (NYSE:MGA) 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.

Magna International 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.

Magna International's stock has gained 17.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -3 percentage points.

Are auto part stocks a good buy now?

40% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 6.18% over the next year.

19.51% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.39% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.46% are rated C (Hold), 14.63% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 18.43x.
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