5.60% volatility in Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Friday, Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) opened higher 5.17% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $33.63. Price fluctuations for AAP have ranged from $33.52 to $88.56 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Consumer Cyclical sector company slipped by -1.03% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 574.97% at the time writing. With a float of $58.87 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.77 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 62800 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 37.12%, operating margin of -6.47%, and the pretax margin is -7.03%.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Insider Updates

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 1.17%, while institutional ownership is 121.92%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 04 ’25, was worth 35,330. In this transaction EVP, Chief HR Officer of this company bought 1,000 shares at a rate of $35.33, taking the stock ownership to the 17,205 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 05 ’24, when Company’s EVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec sold 1,276 for $44.06, making the entire transaction worth $56,221. This insider now owns 24,266 shares in total.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Performance Highlights and Predictions

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 574.97% 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 0.54. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.21.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -5.62, a number that is poised to hit -0.72 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.80 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP)

Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) saw its 5-day average volume 3.39 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 2.27 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 7.31%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.25.

During the past 100 days, Advance Auto Parts Inc’s (AAP) raw stochastic average was set at 13.10%, which indicates a significant decrease from 15.58% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 92.21% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 56.92% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $44.72, while its 200-day Moving Average is $49.06. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $36.29 in the near term. At $37.21, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $38.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $33.76, it is likely to go to the next support level at $32.16. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $31.24.

Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP) Key Stats

There are currently 59,793K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.11 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 9,094 M according to its annual income of -335,790 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 857,030 K and its income totaled -414,780 K.