High new car prices spurred their earnings

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These two firms continue to benefit as high interest rates and rising new car prices prompt drivers to repair their current vehicles. Both also have a long history of rising dividends. Even so, we prefer Genuine for your new buying. GENUINE PARTS CO. $138 is a buy. The company (New York symbol GPC; Income-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 140.2 million; Market cap: $19.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.genpt.com) is a leading seller of replacement auto parts. It also distributes industrial parts such as bearings, seals, pumps and hoses. With the April 2023, payment, the company raised your quarterly dividend by 6.1%, to $0.95 a share from $0.895. The new annual rate of $3.80 yields 2.8%. Investors have now enjoyed an annual dividend increase for a whopping total of 67 consecutive years. In January 2022, Genuine paid $1.3 billion to purchase for Kaman Distribution; it sells a range of automation and industrial components to over 50,000 customers in the…