Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) is expecting -22.62% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Monday, Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) opened lower -3.57% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $60.21. Price fluctuations for AAP have ranged from $47.73 to $88.56 over the past 52 weeks.

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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Cyclical Sector giant was 3.37%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 617.80% at the time writing. With a float of $58.94 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.51 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 69000 employees.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Retail industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Advance Auto Parts Inc is 1.15%, while institutional ownership is 106.78%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 03 ’24, was worth 30,150. In this transaction EVP, Chief HR Officer of this company bought 450 shares at a rate of $67.00, taking the stock ownership to the 15,690 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 27 ’24, when Company’s Director bought 4,700 for $85.34, making the entire transaction worth $401,098. This insider now owns 10,000 shares in total.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 617.80% per share during the next fiscal year.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.29. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.31. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 7.40.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.69, a number that is poised to hit 0.96 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.32 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP)

Looking closely at Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP), its last 5-days average volume was 1.15 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 1.64 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 35.87%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.27.

During the past 100 days, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s (AAP) raw stochastic average was set at 3.30%, which indicates a significant decrease from 13.77% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 34.40% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 41.25% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $62.20, while its 200-day Moving Average is $65.53. However, in the short run, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $59.82. Second resistance stands at $61.57. The third major resistance level sits at $62.58. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $57.06, it is likely to go to the next support level at $56.05. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $54.30.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) Key Stats

There are currently 59,622K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.46 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 11,288 M according to its annual income of 29,740 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,406 M and its income totaled 40,010 K.