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As of close of business last night, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s stock clocked out at $32.97, up 0.76% from its previous closing price of $32.72. In other words, the price has increased by $0.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.81 million shares were traded. AAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.61.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AAP’s stock, we examine its different 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 1972697344 and an Enterprise Value of 4249810432. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.467 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.318.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAP is 0.96, which has changed by -0.56794655 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAP has reached a high of $77.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.25%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AAP traded 2.48M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1623110 shares per day 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 123.53% stake in the company. Shares short for AAP as of 1744675200 were 10801925 with a Short Ratio of 4.36, compared to 1741910400 on 8419039. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10801925 and a Short% of Float of 28.059998000000004.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, AAP has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030562347The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.66.
