What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for AAP Q1 Earnings?

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) – Analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Advance Auto Parts in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 3rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember expects that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Advance Auto Parts’ current full-year earnings is ($0.46) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Advance Auto Parts’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on AAP. 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. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Advance Auto Parts from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Advance Auto Parts from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Advance Auto Parts from $47.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.69.

Advance Auto Parts Price Performance

NYSE AAP opened at $34.60 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.12. Advance Auto Parts has a twelve month low of $33.94 and a twelve month high of $88.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 47.40, a P/E/G 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.

Institutional Trading of Advance Auto Parts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAP. Stephens Inc. AR grew its position in shares of Advance Auto Parts by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 27,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,080,000 after buying an additional 1,828 shares during the period. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Advance Auto Parts by 32.2% during the third quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 43,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,714,000 after purchasing an additional 10,709 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Advance Auto Parts by 45.3% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 9,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 3,088 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its holdings in Advance Auto Parts by 35.7% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 40,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,575,000 after purchasing an additional 10,623 shares during the period. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Advance Auto Parts by 212.4% in the third quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 31,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after purchasing an additional 21,320 shares during the period. 88.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advance Auto Parts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. Advance Auto Parts’s dividend payout ratio is -17.86%.

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.