There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) Volatility

After Hours

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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 $2.81B. A total of 2.03 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.84M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Finley Tammy M sold 1,276 shares of AAP for 44.06 per share on Dec 05 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec now owns 24,266 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 05 ’24, Finley Tammy M bought 1,276 shares at 44.06 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Soler Kristen L acquired of 925 shares on Nov 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $43.12. This resulted in the EVP, Chief HR Officer holding 16,240 shares of AAP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Soler Kristen L bought 130 shares at $43.25 per share on Nov 25 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief HR Officer now total 15,315.

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 2.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 64.59. AAP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.6% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2%. 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.

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