After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Advance Auto Parts Appoints Three New Independent Directors.
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Advance Auto Parts Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Cyclical sector and is a part of the Specialty Retail industry. The current market capitalization of Advance Auto Parts Inc is $5.11B. A total of 1.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.87M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Word Herman L Jr sold 1,858 shares of AAP for 86.08 per share on Mar 21 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, U.S. Stores & CQ Ind. now owns 10,448 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 19 ’24, Windom Brent bought 2,617 shares at 83.00 per share. AAP shares that Director owns now total 5,300.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Bailo Carla Jean acquired of 310 shares on Mar 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $81.19. This resulted in the Director holding 5,789 shares of AAP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Windom Brent bought 2,683 shares at $80.57 per share on Mar 15 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 2,683.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Advance Auto Parts Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.62%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 115.83. AAP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/11/2024 when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/11/2024. The AAP stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AAP has a high of $129.90 and a low of $47.73.
As of this writing, AAP has an earnings estimate of $0.77 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 22 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.71 per share and a lower estimate of $0.18. The company reported an EPS of -$0.82 in the last quarter, which was -156.60% lower than expectations of $1.45.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AAP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $601.43M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.37B in debt and $5.18B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $42.34, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.13B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AAP is Buy with a score of 2.96.
