Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Competitors $42.10 -0.50 (-1.17%) (As of 11:58 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AAP vs. AN, GPI, ABG, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, ORLY, AZO, KMX, and PAGShould you be buying Advance Auto Parts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advance Auto Parts include AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Monro (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), AutoZone (AZO), CarMax (KMX), and Penske Automotive Group (PAG). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Advance Auto Parts vs. AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive AutoZone CarMax Penske Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media favor AAP or AN? In the previous week, AutoNation had 2 more articles in the media than Advance Auto Parts. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for AutoNation and 9 mentions for Advance Auto Parts. Advance Auto Parts' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat AutoNation's score of 0.81 indicating that Advance Auto Parts is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advance Auto Parts 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AutoNation 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, AAP or AN? AutoNation has higher revenue and earnings than Advance Auto Parts. AutoNation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advance Auto Parts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvance Auto Parts$11.19B0.23$29.74M$0.7358.36AutoNation$26.95B0.26$1.02B$17.3410.38 Is AAP or AN more profitable? AutoNation has a net margin of 2.74% compared to Advance Auto Parts' net margin of 0.41%. AutoNation's return on equity of 32.01% beat Advance Auto Parts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advance Auto Parts0.41% 1.82% 0.38% AutoNation 2.74%32.01%5.87% Which has more risk & volatility, AAP or AN? Advance Auto Parts has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoNation has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AAP or AN? 88.8% of Advance Auto Parts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of AutoNation shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Advance Auto Parts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of AutoNation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer AAP or AN? Advance Auto Parts currently has a consensus target price of $48.64, suggesting a potential upside of 14.19%. AutoNation has a consensus target price of $199.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.67%. Given Advance Auto Parts' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Advance Auto Parts is more favorable than AutoNation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advance Auto Parts 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00AutoNation 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AAP or AN? Advance Auto Parts received 528 more outperform votes than AutoNation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% of users gave Advance Auto Parts an outperform vote while only 56.34% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdvance Auto PartsOutperform Votes91062.93% Underperform Votes53637.07% AutoNationOutperform Votes38256.34% Underperform Votes29643.66% SummaryAutoNation beats Advance Auto Parts on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMissed Nvidia? Buy Elon Musk’s “Silent Partner”In February 2016, when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence… I picked Nvidia as one of my favorite stocks. Today, it’s probably the most popular stock in the world. I believe this Elon Musk “silent partner” could be the next big AI winner.So please click here to see the details because a lot of people could get rich. Get Advance Auto Parts News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdvance Auto PartsAuto & home supply stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.54B$21.54B$24.51B$20.48BDividend Yield2.25%4.02%168.56%3.45%P/E Ratio58.3618.6198.8236.89Price / Sales0.231.387.3719.15Price / Cash7.3210.1722.0422.41Price / Book0.980.737.875.72Net Income$29.74M$726.31M$672.40M$984.47M7 Day Performance-2.83%-0.33%2.09%0.64%1 Month Performance17.52%9.66%5.64%6.66%1 Year Performance-21.24%-11.47%19.35%24.58% Advance Auto Parts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAPAdvance Auto Parts4.4388 of 5 stars$42.10-1.2%$48.64+15.5%-21.2%$2.52B$11.29B57.6769,000ANAutoNation3.5081 of 5 stars$179.46+0.3%$199.29+11.0%+28.5%$7.12B$26.95B10.2725,300GPIGroup 1 Automotive2.9999 of 5 stars$429.26+0.9%$425.20-0.9%+47.0%$5.72B$17.87B11.3516,011ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.9392 of 5 stars$264.67+1.9%$256.20-3.2%+21.8%$5.18B$14.80B14.9015,000News CoverageSAHSonic Automotive4.0937 of 5 stars$69.05-0.1%$67.40-2.4%+29.8%$2.36B$14.37B12.3010,500News CoverageMNROMonro1.71 of 5 stars$28.13+0.0%$31.00+10.2%-5.2%$842.49M$1.28B32.327,660Positive NewsCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.3097 of 5 stars$45.76-0.9%$50.00+9.3%-39.2%$292.86M$1.39B-8.012,280Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.4586 of 5 stars$1,243.22-0.1%$1,242.13-0.1%+27.2%$71.77B$15.81B30.7690,302Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAZOAutoZone4.4114 of 5 stars$3,196.71+0.9%$3,202.71+0.2%+20.3%$54.04B$18.49B21.17126,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsKMXCarMax3.6185 of 5 stars$83.41-0.7%$79.73-4.4%+23.5%$12.92B$26.54B31.4429,836Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.259 of 5 stars$167.07+0.3%$170.25+1.9%+8.5%$11.16B$29.53B12.8144,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AN Alternatives GPI Alternatives ABG Alternatives SAH Alternatives MNRO Alternatives CRMT Alternatives ORLY Alternatives AZO Alternatives KMX Alternatives PAG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AAP) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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