Genuine is a better choice for the next wave

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COVID-19 will probably prompt more people to hang on to their current vehicles instead of buying new ones. That has helped these two stocks recover from the their March 2020 lows. Still, we feel Genuine Parts is in a particularly strong position to keep rising during the second wave of the pandemic. That makes it suitable for your new buying. GENUINE PARTS CO. $97 is a buy. Through your shares (New York symbol GPC; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 144.3 million; Market cap: $14.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.genpt.com) you tap this leading seller of replacement auto parts. It has 1,100 company-owned stores (under the famous NAPA banner) and independent outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Genuine also distributes industrial parts, office products and electrical equipment. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, sales fell 3.4%, to $4.37 billion from $4.53 billion a year earlier. If you disregard the recent sale of its…