Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Competitors $60.10 -2.58 (-4.12%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.80 +0.70 (+1.16%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AAP vs. ORLY, AZO, KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, SAH, and MNROShould you be buying Advance Auto Parts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advance Auto Parts include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), AutoZone (AZO), CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), and Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Advance Auto Parts vs. Its Competitors O'Reilly Automotive AutoZone CarMax Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Monro Muffler Brake O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) and Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends. Do analysts prefer ORLY or AAP? O'Reilly Automotive presently has a consensus price target of $107.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Advance Auto Parts has a consensus price target of $52.03, indicating a potential downside of 13.42%. Given O'Reilly Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe O'Reilly Automotive is more favorable than Advance Auto Parts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score O'Reilly Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Advance Auto Parts 2 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.95 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ORLY or AAP? 85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Advance Auto Parts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Advance Auto Parts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, ORLY or AAP? O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advance Auto Parts has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ORLY or AAP? In the previous week, O'Reilly Automotive had 28 more articles in the media than Advance Auto Parts. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive and 27 mentions for Advance Auto Parts. O'Reilly Automotive's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Advance Auto Parts' score of 0.52 indicating that O'Reilly Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment O'Reilly Automotive 43 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advance Auto Parts 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ORLY or AAP more profitable? O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.15% compared to Advance Auto Parts' net margin of -4.37%. Advance Auto Parts' return on equity of -1.97% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets O'Reilly Automotive14.15% -181.53% 16.18% Advance Auto Parts -4.37%-1.97%-0.41% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ORLY or AAP? O'Reilly Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than Advance Auto Parts. Advance Auto Parts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than O'Reilly Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioO'Reilly Automotive$16.71B5.27$2.39B$2.8037.03Advance Auto Parts$9.09B0.40-$335.79M-$6.37-9.43 SummaryO'Reilly Automotive beats Advance Auto Parts on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Advance Auto Parts News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdvance Auto PartsRET/WHL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.76B$28.53B$28.18B$21.58BDividend Yield1.60%2.28%172.49%3.49%P/E Ratio-9.4320.6520.7430.17Price / Sales0.402.138.7954.51Price / Cash13.6416.6664.8324.62Price / Book1.657.974.914.58Net Income-$335.79M$754.61M$872.22M$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.24%-4.03%2.28%0.88%1 Month Performance6.03%2.06%7.88%5.45%1 Year Performance42.85%15.36%20.66%15.94% Advance Auto Parts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAPAdvance Auto Parts2.8506 of 5 stars$60.10-4.1%$52.03-13.4%+51.6%$3.76B$9.09B-9.4362,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.0007 of 5 stars$106.41+0.0%$104.40-1.9%+39.0%$90.27B$17.12B38.0393,047News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAZOAutoZone4.2662 of 5 stars$4,286.02+1.0%$4,148.90-3.2%+37.2%$71.92B$18.49B29.01126,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKMXCarMax4.6278 of 5 stars$61.25-0.2%$81.50+33.1%-25.6%$9.19B$26.79B16.9230,048News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPAGPenske Automotive Group4.1878 of 5 stars$185.81-1.0%$181.00-2.6%+12.8%$12.27B$30.58B12.9328,900Analyst ForecastLADLithia Motors4.6569 of 5 stars$342.60+0.9%$380.91+11.2%+17.3%$8.79B$36.24B10.1630,000Positive NewsANAutoNation3.1435 of 5 stars$225.35-0.8%$223.25-0.9%+29.8%$8.50B$27.46B14.1325,100Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.9924 of 5 stars$472.58-0.9%$479.43+1.4%+21.8%$6.12B$21.98B13.0320,413Positive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.9984 of 5 stars$252.54-0.7%$254.00+0.6%+9.2%$4.97B$17.26B9.2315,000SAHSonic Automotive4.162 of 5 stars$82.72-0.3%$79.86-3.5%+38.2%$2.82B$14.22B18.3210,800Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastMNROMonro Muffler Brake1.4893 of 5 stars$16.83-4.2%$17.33+3.0%-30.2%$503.77M$1.20B-25.087,360Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORLY Alternatives AZO Alternatives KMX Alternatives PAG Alternatives LAD Alternatives AN Alternatives GPI Alternatives ABG Alternatives SAH Alternatives MNRO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AAP) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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