Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. provides automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles, and light and heavy duty trucks. The company offers battery accessories; belts and hoses; brakes and brake pads; chassis and climate control parts; clutches and drive shafts; engines and engine parts; exhaust systems and parts; hub assemblies; ignition components and wires; radiators and cooling parts; starters and alternators; and steering and alignment parts. It also offers air conditioning chemicals and accessories; air fresheners; antifreeze and washer fluids; electrical wires and fuses; electronics; floor mats, seat covers, and interior accessories; hand and specialty tools; lighting products; performance parts; sealants, adhesives, and compounds; tire repair accessories; vent shades, mirrors and exterior accessories; washes, waxes and cleaning supplies; and wiper blades. In addition, the company offers air filters; fuel and oil additives; fuel filters; grease and lubricants; motor oils; oil filters, part cleaners and treatments; and transmission fluids for engine maintenance. Further, it offers battery and wiper installation; engine light scanning and checking; electrical system testing, including batteries, starters, and alternators; oil and battery recycling; and loaner tool program services. Additionally, the company sells its products through its website. It serves professional installers and do-it-yourself customers. The company operates stores under the Advance Auto Parts and Carquest names, as well as branches under the Worldpac name. The company has stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada; and independently owned Carquest branded stores in Mexico and various Caribbean Islands. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.84 to $53.56
• 50-Day Range: $46.26 to $66.41
• 52-Week Range: $28.89 to $70.00
• Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.90%
• Price Target: $48.53
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Advance Auto Parts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Advance Auto Parts scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Advance Auto Parts has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.95, and is based on 1 buy rating, 19 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Advance Auto Parts has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Advance Auto Parts are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.46) to $1.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Advance Auto Parts is -8.97, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Advance Auto Parts is -8.97, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Advance Auto Parts has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.01% of the float of Advance Auto Parts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Advance Auto Parts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advance Auto Parts has recently decreased by 18.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Advance Auto Parts pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Advance Auto Parts has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Advance Auto Parts will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.69% next year. This indicates that Advance Auto Parts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.01% of the float of Advance Auto Parts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Advance Auto Parts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advance Auto Parts has recently decreased by 18.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Advance Auto Parts has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Advance Auto Parts this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for AAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Advance Auto Parts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Advance Auto Parts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $45,997.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.35% of the stock of Advance Auto Parts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.75% of the stock of Advance Auto Parts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AAP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AAP shares performed this year?

Advance Auto Parts' stock was trading at $47.29 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AAP shares have increased by 11.4% and is now trading at $52.66.

How were Advance Auto Parts' earnings last quarter?

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 22nd. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.81) by $0.59. Advance Auto Parts's revenue was down 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Advance Auto Parts' major shareholders?

Advance Auto Parts' top institutional investors include Pzena Investment Management LLC (7.33%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.16%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.14%) and Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Shane M Okelly, Eugene I Lee Jr, Tammy M Finley, Kristen L Soler, Douglas A Pertz, Jeffrey J Jones II, Herman L Word Jr, Brent Windom, Jason Hand, Carla Jean Bailo and Joan M Hilson.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Advance Auto Parts?

Shares of AAP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Advance Auto Parts own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Advance Auto Parts investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/22/2025
• Record date for 7/25 Dividend: 7/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend: 7/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/25/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RET/WHL - AUTO PT
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AAP
• CIK: 1158449
• Web: www.advanceautoparts.com
• Phone: (540) 362-4911
• Fax: 540-561-1448
• Employees: 62,800
• Year Founded: 1932

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Advance Auto Parts: $48.53
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.95
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($5.87)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$335.79 million
• Net Margins: -3.74%
• Pretax Margin: -9.86%
• Return on Equity: -1.76%
• Return on Assets: -0.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $4.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.55
• Book Value: $36.33 per share
• Price / Book: 1.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,926,000
• Free Float: 59,716,000
• Market Cap: $3.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04