Advantage Solutions (ADV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Advantage Solutions Inc. provides business solutions to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales and Marketing. The Sales segment offers brand-centric services, such as headquarter relationship management; analytics, insights, and intelligence; and brand-centric merchandising services. This segment also provides retailer-centric services comprising retailer-centric merchandising and in-store media services. The Marketing segment offers brand-centric services, including shopper and consumer marketing, and brand experiential services; retailer-centric services, such as retail experiential and private label services; and digital marketing, and digital media and advertising services. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.63 to $1.83
• 50-Day Range: $1.55 to $2.90
• 52-Week Range: $1.51 to $4.95
• Volume: 760,274 shs
• Average Volume: 716,502 shs
• Market Capitalization: $530.32 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Advantage Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Advantage Solutions scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 211th out of 279 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Advantage Solutions has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Advantage Solutions has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Advantage Solutions are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.51) to ($0.05) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Advantage Solutions is -4.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Advantage Solutions is -4.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Advantage Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 0.48. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.43% of the float of Advantage Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Advantage Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 21.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advantage Solutions has recently decreased by 0.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Advantage Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Advantage Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.43% of the float of Advantage Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Advantage Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 21.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advantage Solutions has recently decreased by 0.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Advantage Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Advantage Solutions this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Advantage Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Advantage Solutions insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.20% of the stock of Advantage Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.82% of the stock of Advantage Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ADV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ADV shares performed this year?

Advantage Solutions' stock was trading at $2.92 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ADV shares have decreased by 43.5% and is now trading at $1.65.
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How were Advantage Solutions' earnings last quarter?

Advantage Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:ADV) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $939.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $935.21 million. Advantage Solutions had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.58% and a negative net margin of 3.32%.

Who are Advantage Solutions' major shareholders?

Advantage Solutions' top institutional investors include T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (4.61%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.46%), CastleKnight Management LP (1.22%) and Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (0.98%). Insiders that own company stock include James M Kilts, Jack Anthony Pestello and Christopher Growe.
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How do I buy shares of Advantage Solutions?

Shares of ADV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Advantage Solutions own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Advantage Solutions investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 3/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ADV
• CIK: 1776661
• Web: advantagesolutions.net
• Phone: 949-797-2900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 75,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $3.50
• High Stock Price Target: $3.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $3.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +104.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-63,260,000.00
• Net Margins: -3.32%
• Pretax Margin: -6.17%
• Return on Equity: -7.58%
• Return on Assets: -2.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.81
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $0.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.64
• Book Value: $3.43 per share
• Price / Book: 0.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 321,409,000
• Free Float: 300,867,000
• Market Cap: $551.22 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.66