Genuine Parts Company vs Western Digital Corp — how do they compare? Genuine Parts Company trades at $135.22 (market cap $18.62B), while Western Digital Corp trades at $450.47 (market cap $150.95B). The key difference: Western Digital Corp is far larger — about 8.1× Genuine Parts Company's market cap, and Genuine Parts Company pays the higher dividend (3.15%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GPC | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.62B | $150.95B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $149.26 | $746.23 |
52-Week Low | $92.47 | $74.66 |
Enterprise Value | $24.72B | $150.42B |
Dividend Yield | 3.15% | 0.14% |
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Genuine Parts sells automotive parts (about two thirds of net sales) and industrial components. The company sells vehicle parts to commercial and retail customers through roughly 9,700 stores worldwide, most of which are independently owned. Its industrial unit, primarily operating under the Motion Industries banner in the United States, supplies bearings, power transmission, industrial automation, hydraulic, and pneumatic components to maintenance, repair, and OEM clients.
Read more on GPC →Western Digital is a vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
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