Executive Vice President of $GPC sells 5,303 shares in insider sale

An insider transaction was recently reported involving Naveen Krishna, the EVP of $GPC, who sold 5,303 shares of the company on September 26, 2025, for an estimated $732,450. The data on this trade was obtained from a recent SEC filing, revealing that this sale accounted for about 16.9% of their shares of this particular class of stock. Following this transaction, Krishna now holds 26,112 shares of this $GPC stock.

Over the past six months, $GPC insiders have engaged in trading the company’s stock on the open market one time. Out of these transactions, there have been zero purchases and one sale. Naveen Krishna specifically, in his role as EVP and CIO, sold the aforementioned 5,303 shares for an estimated value of $732,450.

In terms of hedge fund activity related to $GPC, recent data indicates that 468 institutional investors have added shares of the company’s stock to their portfolios, while 594 have decreased their positions in the most recent quarter. Several notable moves by hedge funds include Barclays PLC adding 907,787 shares, Nomura Holdings Inc adding 906,356 shares, and Federated Hermes, Inc. adding 882,160 shares, among others. Conversely, Junto Capital Management LP removed 812,504 shares, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. added 737,836 shares, and Invesco Ltd. removed 713,411 shares. BlackRock, Inc. also made a move by adding 536,975 shares to their portfolio.

Analysts on Wall Street have issued several reports on $GPC in recent months, with three firms advocating buy ratings on the stock and none recommending sell ratings. Notable recent analyst ratings include an “Outperform” rating from Evercore ISI Group, a “Buy” rating from Loop Capital, and another “Buy” rating from Truist Securities.

Furthermore, various analysts have put forth price targets for $GPC in recent times, with the median target standing at $145.0. Among individual targets, Evercore ISI Group’s Greg Melich set a target price of $148.0, Chris Dankert from Loop Capital set a target price of $160.0, and Christopher Horvers from JP Morgan set a target price of $145.0. Additionally, Scot Ciccarelli from Truist Securities set a target price of $143.0, and Michael Lasser from UBS set a target price of $135.0.

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