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: $3.39 to $3.61
• 50-Day Range: $3.02 to $4.00
• 52-Week Range: $2.60 to $4.95
• Volume: 530,194 shs
• Average Volume: 781,119 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Advantage Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Advantage Solutions scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 240th out of 290 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: 2.5 / 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 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Advantage Solutions has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 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 -8.78, 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 -8.78, 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 1.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

41.36% 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 15.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advantage Solutions has recently decreased by 3.91%, 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

41.36% 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 15.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advantage Solutions has recently decreased by 3.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Advantage Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ADV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Advantage Solutions insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $105,889.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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 $3.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ADV stock has decreased by 0.6% and is now trading at $3.60.
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How were Advantage Solutions' earnings last quarter?

Advantage Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:ADV) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 9th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.24. The business earned $879 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $893.04 million. Advantage Solutions had a negative net margin of 3.32% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.58%.

Who are Advantage Solutions' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Advantage Solutions include Geode Capital Management LLC (0.67%), State Street Corp (0.67%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.50%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include James M Kilts, Jack Anthony Pestello, Christopher Growe, Tanya L Domier, Jill L Griffin and Dean Kaye.
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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.
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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: 5/09/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ADV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1776661
• Web: advantagesolutions.net
• Phone: 949-797-2900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 70,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.00
• High Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.41)
• 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: $4.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.27
• Cash Flow: $0.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.01
• Book Value: $2.91 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 320,540,000
• Free Float: 300,665,000
• Market Cap: $1.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48