In about 2 1/2 hours my Grounded Investment Club (named after the Coffee Shop where most of the members hang out) shall be meeting. Last month I suggested that the club take a look at the auto parts stores. I have some shares in my
Covestor Buy and Hold Model in Genuine Auto Parts (
GPC), and have smaller positions in Autozone (
AZO), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), and Advance Auto Parts (
AAP) in my personal trading account. But the Secretary of the club, Rick A. tasked me to pick one for the club and now at 3:17 pm (with the meeting starting at 5:30) I haven't done so yet. So with the Club and my readers in mind let's take a quick look at these four companies and let's see if I can narrow this down in any rational fashion.
For ease of this, let's concentrate on the parameters of value, fundamentals and technicals.