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Stock Review: Genuine Parts Company

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Will the company be successful in the future or not?

Identify some highlights from the company's investors relations section of their website.
What stock exchange is the company listed on?
What was the 12 month rate of return (% gained or lost) to investors (the Holding Period Return)?
What is the most recent price of the shares on the company?

Note: Solution was created January 2013.

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The current share price for Genuine Parts Company is $65.42. The stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GPC. The latest financial report for Genuine Parts Company is the 2011 Financials. Therefore, I will examine the third Quarterly filing. In the first nine months of 2012, Genuine Parts Company sales were $9.9 billion, which was a 5% increase as compared to the same period in 2011.

Net income increased $487.8 million, which was a 13% increase as compared to the same period in ...

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