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The price of Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) closed at $47.93 in the last session, down -0.89% from day before closing price of $48.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.65 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AAP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on December 13, 2024, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $45.
Wedbush Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on October 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $55.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 28 ’25 when Word Herman L Jr bought 2,016 shares for $51.50 per share.
Finley Tammy M bought 5,452 shares of AAP for $270,202 on May 27 ’25. On Mar 27 ’25, another insider, Grimsland Ryan P, who serves as the EVP, Chief Financial Officer of the company, bought 200 shares for $40.70 each. As a result, the insider paid 8,140 and bolstered with 56,499 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AAP has reached a high of $71.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 33.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.24%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 60.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.00M. Insiders hold about 1.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 124.14% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) reflects the collective analysis of 22.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.83, with high estimates of $1.07 and low estimates of $0.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.34 and $1.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.84. EPS for the following year is $3.26, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $4.0 and $2.54.
Revenue Estimates
According to 23 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.97B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.03B to a low estimate of $1.8B. As of the current estimate, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.68BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $2B. There is a high estimate of $2.07B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.87B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.09BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.6B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.16B and the low estimate is $8.26B.
