On Friday, Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) opened lower -6.95% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $44.44. Price fluctuations for AAP have ranged from $35.59 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 -162.86% at the time writing. With a float of $59.07 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. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 41.13%, operating margin of 1.02%, and the pretax margin is 0.42%.
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 1.12%, while institutional ownership is 109.06%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 26 ’24, was worth 39,886. In this transaction EVP, Chief HR Officer of this company bought 925 shares at a rate of $43.12, taking the stock ownership to the 16,240 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 25 ’24, when Company’s EVP, Chief HR Officer bought 130 for $43.25, making the entire transaction worth $5,622. This insider now owns 15,315 shares in total.
Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -162.86% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 14.00% during the next five years compared to -38.63% drop over the previous five years of trading.
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 0.62. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.21. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 9.99.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.73, a number that is poised to hit -1.23 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.65 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 2.61 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 2.08 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 80.02%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.99.
During the past 100 days, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s (AAP) raw stochastic average was set at 19.64%, which indicates a significant decrease from 48.99% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 73.97% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 54.73% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $39.14, while its 200-day Moving Average is $59.00. However, in the short run, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $43.27. Second resistance stands at $45.19. The third major resistance level sits at $46.32. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $40.22, it is likely to go to the next support level at $39.09. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $37.17.
Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) Key Stats
There are currently 59,735K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.30 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 2,148 M and its income totaled -6,010 K.
