Q4 EPS Estimate for Advance Auto Parts Lowered by Analyst

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Advance Auto Parts in a research report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $0.43 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Advance Auto Parts’ current full-year earnings is ($0.46) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advance Auto Parts’ Q1 2027 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.76 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts in a research report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group set a $40.00 target price on Advance Auto Parts in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Cfra Research raised Advance Auto Parts to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Advance Auto Parts in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Advance Auto Parts from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advance Auto Parts presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $51.78.

Advance Auto Parts Stock Performance

AAP opened at $49.96 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $55.85 and its 200 day moving average is $53.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.84 and a beta of 1.06. Advance Auto Parts has a 12-month low of $28.89 and a 12-month high of $70.00.

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.18. Advance Auto Parts had a negative return on equity of 1.97% and a negative net margin of 4.37%.The business had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.04) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Advance Auto Parts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.750-1.850 EPS.

Advance Auto Parts Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Advance Auto Parts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -15.90%.

Insider Transactions at Advance Auto Parts

In other Advance Auto Parts news, EVP Kristen L. Soler sold 7,662 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.00, for a total transaction of $390,762.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,181,415. This represents a 24.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advance Auto Parts

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AAP. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Advance Auto Parts during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,359,000. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Advance Auto Parts by 84.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 19,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,167,000 after buying an additional 8,711 shares during the period. SummitTX Capital L.P. bought a new position in shares of Advance Auto Parts in the third quarter worth about $470,000. Zacks Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of Advance Auto Parts by 0.6% in the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 240,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,737,000 after purchasing an additional 1,444 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in Advance Auto Parts by 9.7% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 10,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $629,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the period. 88.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advance Auto Parts Company Profile

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.