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In the latest session, Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) closed at $30.88 down -4.66% from its previous closing price of $32.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.73 million shares were traded. AAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.605 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.68.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Advance Auto Parts Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.70.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 27 ’25 when Grimsland Ryan P bought 200 shares for $40.70 per share. The transaction valued at 8,140 led to the insider holds 56,499 shares of the business.
OKelly Shane M bought 1,500 shares of AAP for $55,185 on Mar 11 ’25. The Director, President and CEO now owns 183,121 shares after completing the transaction at $36.79 per share. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, LEE EUGENE I JR, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 14,640 shares for $34.15 each. As a result, the insider paid 499,956 and bolstered with 34,070 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AAP now has a Market Capitalization of 1847646080 and an Enterprise Value of 4124843264. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.454 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.926.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAP is 0.98, which has changed by -0.6 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05279863 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAP has reached a high of $79.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.22%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AAP has traded an average of 2.46M shares per day and 2958170 over the past ten days. A total of 59.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.91M. Insiders hold about 1.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 121.79% stake in the company. Shares short for AAP as of 1743379200 were 9191093 with a Short Ratio of 3.74, compared to 1740700800 on 8437594. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9191093 and a Short% of Float of 23.87.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AAP is 1.00, from 1.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030873727The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.62.
