Movement Alert｜Genuine Parts Falls 5.39% in Regular Trading, Lowered Full-Year Profit Outlook Weighs on Shares

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On October 21, Genuine Parts fell 5.39% in Regular Trading, trading near $123.1 per share, with turnover of $151 million.

The main catalyst was the company’s latest quarterly report: while third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.07 topped market expectations of $2.04 and revenue rose to $6.52 billion from $6.26 billion a year earlier, management narrowed full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $7.50 to $7.75 from $7.50 to $8.00, reducing the upper end of the range.

That guidance change appears to have outweighed the modest earnings beat, as the new range’s upper bound is only roughly in line with consensus near $7.74. A brokerage later raised its price target to $131 and maintained a Hold rating, but the market reaction remained focused on the softer outlook.

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