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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:

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

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 2 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34.

MGA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Magna International has seen its stock return 28.72% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 9 percentage points.

Magna International has an average 1 year price target of $54.30, an upside of 2.86% from Magna International's current stock price of $52.79.

Magna International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Magna International, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 70% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) 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 Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, 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 108.62% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 89 percentage points.

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

Phinia (NYSE:PHIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the auto part industry average of 34.

PHIN passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Phinia has seen its stock return 40.96% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 22 percentage points.

Phinia has an average 1 year price target of $68.80, a downside of -2.33% from Phinia's current stock price of $70.44.

Phinia stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Phinia, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 14 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 5.9%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.03%. 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 3.68%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.03%. 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 44.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) has an annual dividend yield of 3.15%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 2.03%. 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 65.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Auto part stocks were up 2.62% in the last day, and up 0.4% over the last week. Modine Manufacturing Co was the among the top gainers in the auto parts industry, gaining 20.3% yesterday.

Modine Manufacturing shares are trading higher after the company announced it will spin-off and combine its Performance Technologies business with Gentherm.

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:

Magna International (NYSE:MGA) 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.

Magna International has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the auto part industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Magna International's stock has gained 28.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 9 percentage points.

Lear (NYSE:LEA) 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.

Lear has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the auto part industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lear's stock has gained 26.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 7 percentage points.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) 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.

Lkq has a valuation score of 86, which is 55 points higher than the auto part industry average of 31. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lkq's stock has dropped -13.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -33 percentage points.

45.95% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 17.67% over the next year.

28.95% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.79% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.11% are rated C (Hold), 10.53% are rated D (Sell), and 2.63% are rated F (Strong Sell).