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Stocks Info
Advance Auto Parts Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Specialty Retail industry. The current market capitalization of Advance Auto Parts Inc is $2.62B. A total of 1.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.63M 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 reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Advance Auto Parts Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 60.47. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable 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
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
