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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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 15 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 24.25% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 31 percentage points.

Miller Industries has an average 1 year price target of $64.00, an upside of 25.91% from Miller Industries's current stock price of $50.83.

Miller Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Miller Industries, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) 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 Holley (NYSE:HLLY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is equal to the auto part industry average of 35.

HLLY passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Holley has seen its stock lose -8.68% over the past year, underperforming other auto part stocks by -2 percentage points.

Holley has an average 1 year price target of $4.93, an upside of 87.57% from Holley's current stock price of $2.63.

Holley stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Holley, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) 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 Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 7 points higher than the auto part industry average of 35.

SMP passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Standard Motor Products has seen its stock return 8.6% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 15 percentage points.

Standard Motor Products has an average 1 year price target of $54.00, an upside of 27.33% from Standard Motor Products's current stock price of $42.41.

Standard Motor Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Standard Motor Products, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 17 auto part stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 auto part stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) has an annual dividend yield of 12.28%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 3.26%.

Gentherm's dividend payout ratio of 1,266.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO) has an annual dividend yield of 9.37%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 3.26%. 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.

Lkq (NASDAQ:LKQ) has an annual dividend yield of 6.47%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the auto part industry average of 3.26%. 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 120% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Auto part stocks were down -1.26% in the last day, and up 1.2% over the last week. Ses Ai was the among the top losers in the auto parts industry, dropping -12.8% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment-related companies are trading lower as investors rotate out of AI infrastructure beneficiaries amid concerns about the sustainability of massive data center investments. Recent results from Amazon and Intel are raising questions about future AI spending, potentially weighing on demand for power distribution equipment and electrical infrastructure.

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

Phinia's stock has gained 21.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by 28 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 57, which is 28 points higher than the auto part industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adient's stock has dropped -27.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the auto part industry by -21 percentage points.

Micware Co (NASDAQ:MWC) 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.

Micware Co has a valuation score of 29, which is 0 points higher than the auto part industry average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

44.44% of auto part stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect auto part stocks to rise by 41.82% over the next year.

0% of auto part stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of auto part stocks are rated B (Buy), 70% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 5% are rated F (Strong Sell).