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
A
Auto Parts is Zen Rated A and is the 18th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
Learn how the Zen Ratings work
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Value
Growth
Momentum
Sentiment
Safety
Financials
AI
1w Zen Rating
1m Zen Rating
3m Zen Rating
1y Zen Rating
GTX
GARRETT MOTION INC
ABCCBBACAAA
PHIN
PHINIA INC
ABBCBCCBCCC
DORM
DORMAN PRODUCTS INC
ACCCBCABAAA
MPAA
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC
ABCBACCCAAA
CPS
COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC
ACBBABCCABC

Upgrade to Premium to View More

Use the proven Zen Ratings quant model to find stocks with high potential to beat the market. Stocks Zen-Rated "A" have beaten the market by +32.52% annually. Learn More

Already have access to Premium? Sign In

Auto Part Stocks FAQ

What are the best auto part stocks to buy right now in Jul 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, 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 46.63% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 50 percentage points.

Garrett Motion has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 7.28% from Garrett Motion's current stock price of $13.05.

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 36, which is 3 points higher than the auto part industry average of 33.

PHIN passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Phinia has seen its stock return 22.41% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 26 percentage points.

Phinia has an average 1 year price target of $52.50, an upside of 2.46% from Phinia's current stock price of $51.24.

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. Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM)


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

Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the auto part industry average of 33.

DORM passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dorman Products has seen its stock return 20.87% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 24 percentage points.

What are the auto part stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 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 8.57%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.68%. 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 -509.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW)


Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) has an annual dividend yield of 4.16%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.68%. 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 42.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ)


Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) has an annual dividend yield of 3.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.68%.

Lkq's dividend payout ratio of 43.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are auto part stocks down?

Auto part stocks were down -2.19% in the last day, and down -4.17% over the last week. Monro was the among the top losers in the auto parts industry, dropping -19.91% yesterday.

Monro shares are trading lower following Q1 reported financial results.

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

Lkq's stock has dropped -26.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -23 percentage points.

2. Magna International (NYSE:MGA)


Magna International (NYSE:MGA) 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.

Magna International has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the auto part industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Magna International's stock has dropped -6.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Lear (NYSE:LEA)


Lear (NYSE:LEA) 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.

Lear has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the auto part industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lear's stock has dropped -22.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -19 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 15.99% over the next year.

21.95% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.51% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.46% are rated C (Hold), 17.07% 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 -27.06x.
WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.