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: $1.81 to $1.88
• 50-Day Range: $1.30 to $1.89
• 52-Week Range: $1.04 to $4.10
• Volume: 218,777 shs
• Average Volume: 972,516 shs
• Market Capitalization: $593.23 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Advantage Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Advantage Solutions scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 178th out of 293 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 1 buy rating, 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: 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 -1.94, 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 -1.94, 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 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.75% 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 9.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advantage Solutions has recently decreased by 10.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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

8.75% 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 9.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advantage Solutions has recently decreased by 10.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.86

News Sentiment

Advantage Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.86. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

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 $112,141.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.90% 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 stock has decreased by 37.7% and is now trading at $1.82.

How were Advantage Solutions' earnings last quarter?

Advantage Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:ADV) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.23. The company earned $939.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $935.21 million. Advantage Solutions had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.45% and a negative net margin of 8.72%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Advantage Solutions' major shareholders?

Advantage Solutions' top institutional shareholders include Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (0.83%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.67%), Prudential Financial Inc. (0.20%) and Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include David A Peacock, James M Kilts, Jack Anthony Pestello and Christopher Growe.
View institutional ownership trends.

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), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 8/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: CONSM PD - MISC DIS
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ADV
• CIK: 1776661
• Web: advantagesolutions.net
• Phone: 949-797-2900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 69,000
• Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Advantage Solutions: $2.25
• High Price Target: $2.50
• Low Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$326.96 million
• Net Margins: -8.72%
• Pretax Margin: -9.06%
• Return on Equity: -39.45%
• Return on Assets: -9.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.43
• Current Ratio: 1.96
• Quick Ratio: 1.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.17
• Cash Flow: $0.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.52
• Book Value: $2.10 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 325,950,000
• Free Float: 300,197,000
• Market Cap: $593.23 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.07