Advance Auto Parts
About: Advance Auto Parts is a leading auto-parts retailer in North America with more than 4,000 store and branch locations. About 50% of the firm's sales are geared toward the professional channel, with the remaining sales in the do-it-yourself market. Through its vast store footprint and distribution network, Advance manages thousands of stock-keeping units for various vehicle makes and models. The retailer primarily competes on the basis of inventory availability and service speed, making the operating efficiency of its hub-and-spoke distribution model critical to meeting customer needs.
Employees: 62,800
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.51B [Q3] → $3.42B (+$909M) [Q4]
12.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 108.77% [Q3] → 121.6% (+12.83%) [Q4]
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 68
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 114
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $263M | Put options by funds: $252M
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 361 [Q3] → 356 (-5) [Q4]
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 4 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
Evercore ISI Group Greg Melich 80% 1-year accuracy 40 / 50 met price target | 7%upside $35 | In-Line Maintained | 11 Mar 2025 |
Wedbush Seth Basham 50% 1-year accuracy 61 / 123 met price target | 68%upside $55 | Outperform Reiterated | 3 Mar 2025 |
Citigroup Steven Zaccone 39% 1-year accuracy 7 / 18 met price target | 22%upside $40 | Neutral Maintained | 27 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Steven Shemesh 57% 1-year accuracy 26 / 46 met price target | 34%upside $44 | Sector Perform Maintained | 27 Feb 2025 |
BMO Capital Tristan Thomas-Martin 46% 1-year accuracy 6 / 13 met price target | 22%upside $40 | Market Perform Maintained | 27 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about AAP published over the past 30 days









