Q2 EPS Estimates for Advance Auto Parts Lowered by Wedbush

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Advance Auto Parts in a research note issued on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now forecasts that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.93. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Advance Auto Parts’ current full-year earnings is ($0.46) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Advance Auto Parts’ FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

AAP has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Advance Auto Parts from $47.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $66.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.69.

Advance Auto Parts Price Performance

AAP stock opened at $36.96 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.93. The firm has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.62, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.34. Advance Auto Parts has a 1 year low of $35.59 and a 1 year high of $88.56.

Advance Auto Parts Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.71%. Advance Auto Parts’s payout ratio is 136.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advance Auto Parts news, EVP Tammy M. Finley sold 1,276 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.06, for a total transaction of $56,220.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 24,266 shares in the company, valued at $1,069,159.96. This represents a 5.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advance Auto Parts

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Advance Auto Parts by 207.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 365 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Advance Auto Parts by 1,543.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 871 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advance Auto Parts in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Advance Auto Parts in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Advance Auto Parts by 56.7% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.75% of the company’s stock.

About Advance Auto Parts

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.