After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Retail industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of Advance Auto Parts Inc is $2.30B. A total of 2.82 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.91M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Soler Kristen L bought 925 shares of AAP for 43.12 per share on Nov 26 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief HR Officer now owns 16,240 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 25 ’24, Soler Kristen L bought 130 shares at 43.25 per share. AAP shares that EVP, Chief HR Officer owns now total 15,315.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Seboldt Thomas W acquired of 2,650 shares on Nov 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $38.52. This resulted in the Director holding 8,634 shares of AAP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Jones Jeffrey J II bought 69 shares at $36.74 per share on Oct 25 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 11,874.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Advance Auto Parts Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.42%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.75. AAP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/10/2025 when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/24/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/25/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 10/11/2024. The AAP stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AAP has a high of $88.56 and a low of $35.59.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. AAP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $601.43M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.37B in debt and $5.18B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $43.49, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.13B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AAP is Buy with a score of 3.04.
