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Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) closed the day trading at $36.92 down -2.12% from the previous closing price of $37.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.77 million shares were traded. AAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.7501.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AAP, let’s look at 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’25 when OKelly Shane M bought 1,500 shares for $36.79 per share. The transaction valued at 55,185 led to the insider holds 183,121 shares of the business.
LEE EUGENE I JR bought 14,640 shares of AAP for $499,956 on Mar 06 ’25. The Director now owns 34,070 shares after completing the transaction at $34.15 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Soler Kristen L, who serves as the EVP, Chief HR Officer of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $35.33 each. As a result, the insider paid 35,330 and bolstered with 17,205 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 2207553792 and an Enterprise Value of 4490178048. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.494 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.071.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAP is 1.12, which has changed by -0.57293236 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAP has reached a high of $88.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.76%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AAP traded about 2.24M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AAP traded about 2605640 shares per day. A total of 59.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.86M. Insiders hold about 1.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 121.92% stake in the company. Shares short for AAP as of 1740700800 were 8437594 with a Short Ratio of 3.76, compared to 1738281600 on 10015419. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8437594 and a Short% of Float of 18.709999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
AAP’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.00, up from 1.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026511135The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.58. The current Payout Ratio is 451.08% for AAP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1744329600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-09-26 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
