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Company Name: Advance Auto Parts Inc.
Ticker: AAP
Last Trade: $89.64
52wk Range: 49.50-91.60
Business Summary:
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items. It operates in two segments, Advance Auto Parts (AAP), and Autopart International (AI). The APP segment operates stores that primarily offer auto parts comprising alternators, batteries, belts and hoses, chassis parts, clutches, engines and engine parts, ignition, lighting, radiators, starters, spark plugs and wires, transmissions, and water pumps; accessories, including floor mats, mirrors, vent shades, MP3 and cell phone accessories, and seat and steering wheel covers; chemicals consisting of antifreeze, brake and power steering fluids, freon, fuel additives, windshield washer fluids, and car washes and waxes; and oil, transmission fluids, and other automotive petroleum products. This segment also provides battery and wiper installation, battery charging, check engine light reading, electrical system testing, video clinics, loaner tool programs, and oil and battery recycling services; and sells its products through online. The AI segment operates stores that offer replacement parts for domestic and imported cars, and light trucks to customers in northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, as well as to warehouse distributors and jobbers in North America. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 3,460 AAP stores, including 3,434 stores in 39 states in the northeastern, southeastern, and Midwestern regions of the United States under the Advance Auto Parts and Advance Discount Auto Parts trade names; 26 stores situated in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the Advance Auto Parts and Western Auto trade names; and 202 stores under the Autopart International trade name in the United States. It serves do-it-yourself, do-it-for-me, or commercial customers. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in Roanoke, Virginia.
Recent Headlines on Advance Auto Parts Inc.:
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- Will Big Lots’ Tumble Kill Recent Dollar Store Gains?at Investor’s Business Daily(Tue, Apr 24)
- Genuine Parts Company Dividend Stock Analysisat Seeking Alpha(Mon, Apr 23)
- Forbes Earnings Preview: O’Reilly Automotiveat Forbes(Fri, Apr 20)
- Grading the Graders: Analyst Stock Picks for 2012at TheStreet(Wed, Apr 18)
- AutoZone: Does Insider’s Flight Signify End To Auto Parts Retailers?at Seeking Alpha(Mon, Apr 16)
- Frugality Fatigue Spurs Americans to Trade Upat Bloomberg(Fri, Apr 13)
- Frugality Fatigue Spurs Americans to Trade UpBloomberg(Fri, Apr 13)
- Is Pep Boys the Perfect Stock?at Motley Fool(Tue, Apr 10)
- Play-It-Safe Stocksat Seeking Alpha(Wed, Apr 4)
Recent Press on Advance Auto Parts Inc.:
- Analytical Reports on Advance Auto Parts Inc. and O’Reilly Automotive Inc. – Auto Parts Stores Continue to Shine Though Possible Headwinds LoomMarketwire(Wed, Apr 4)
- Advance Auto Parts Promotes Markus Hockenson to Senior Vice President, Store OperationsBusiness Wire(Wed, Mar 28)
- Equity Research on Advance Auto Parts Inc. and O’Reilly Automotive Inc. — Auto Parts Stores Selling and ExpandingMarketwire(Mon, Mar 5)
Company Overview:
Target Price: $115.20
Risk: MEDIUM
Short Term Rating: HOLD
Long Term Rating: HOLD
*analyst ratings are from wikiwealth.com
(http://www.wikiwealth.com/research:aap)
To making money,
Lourdes Janzen
LJ Investment Research
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