What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AAP FY2025 Earnings?

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Advance Auto Parts in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.02 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.01. The consensus estimate for Advance Auto Parts’ current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advance Auto Parts’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 22nd. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.22). The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.67 billion. Advance Auto Parts had a net margin of 0.01% and a return on equity of 0.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $50.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 13th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $60.00 to $43.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Roth Capital raised shares of Advance Auto Parts to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $41.00 to $39.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advance Auto Parts has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.14.

Advance Auto Parts Stock Down 8.5 %

NYSE:AAP opened at $37.69 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 1.23. Advance Auto Parts has a fifty-two week low of $35.59 and a fifty-two week high of $88.56. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.24.

Advance Auto Parts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. Advance Auto Parts’s payout ratio is 136.99%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advance Auto Parts

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAP. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Advance Auto Parts during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in Advance Auto Parts by 1,241.7% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Advance Auto Parts during the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Advance Auto Parts by 56.7% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AM Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Advance Auto Parts during the second quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.75% of the company’s stock.

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.