Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP – Get Rating) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $188.29.

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Several research analysts recently commented on AAP shares. StockNews.com cut Advance Auto Parts from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 21st. Wedbush upgraded Advance Auto Parts from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 13th. Guggenheim cut Advance Auto Parts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Advance Auto Parts from $180.00 to $150.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 5th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their target price on Advance Auto Parts from $200.00 to $170.00 in a report on Thursday, November 17th.

Advance Auto Parts Price Performance

NYSE AAP opened at $147.62 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $147.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $168.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The company has a market cap of $8.87 billion, a PE ratio of 18.97, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.15. Advance Auto Parts has a 1 year low of $138.52 and a 1 year high of $237.39.

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 15th. The company reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.32 by ($0.48). Advance Auto Parts had a return on equity of 25.97{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} and a net margin of 4.30{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5}. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.66 billion. On average, analysts predict that Advance Auto Parts will post 12.59 EPS for the current year.

Advance Auto Parts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.06{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5}. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 15th. Advance Auto Parts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 77.12{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5}.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advance Auto Parts

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Advance Auto Parts by 4.0{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,291,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,139,936,000 after buying an additional 277,906 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its position in Advance Auto Parts by 3.6{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} in the 1st quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,313,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $685,801,000 after buying an additional 114,789 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Advance Auto Parts by 22.4{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,636,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,297,000 after buying an additional 482,858 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Advance Auto Parts by 10.8{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,018,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,850,000 after buying an additional 99,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Advance Auto Parts by 2.5{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 858,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,168,000 after buying an additional 20,904 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.04{49e09b23eae7466ccc7574c19ebb3019301c9a11d2999feff81a3526451546a5} of the company’s stock.

Advance Auto Parts Company Profile

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Advance Auto Parts, Inc provides automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles, and light and heavy duty trucks. The company offers battery accessories; belts and hoses; brakes and brake pads; chassis and climate control parts; clutches and drive shafts; engines and engine parts; exhaust systems and parts; hub assemblies; ignition components and wires; radiators and cooling parts; starters and alternators; and steering and alignment parts.