Negative sentiment towards AAP reflected in surge in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Advance Auto Parts Inc shares valued at $390,762 were sold by Soler Kristen L on Nov 13 ’25. At $51.00 per share, Soler Kristen L sold 7,662 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 23,165 shares worth approximately $0.99 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Soler Kristen L purchased 216 shares, netting a total of over 10,768 in proceeds.

Before that, Soler Kristen L had added 7,662 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $390,762, the Officer bought Advance Auto Parts Inc shares for $51.00 each.

Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of June 03, 2025, Redburn Atlantic has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for AAP. Earlier on December 13, 2024, BMO Capital Markets initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for AAP stock.

Analyzing AAP Stock Performance

On last trading session, Advance Auto Parts Inc [NYSE: AAP] plunged -0.37% to $42.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.42, but it reached a high of $43.34 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.80%. Over the course of the year, Advance Auto Parts Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.41%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.18 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Advance Auto Parts Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Advance Auto Parts Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 2.71 million shares to 13.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 10.34 million shares. A jump of 20.79% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.23.

Which companies own the most shares of Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP)?

In terms of Advance Auto Parts Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 48 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.94% from the previous closing price of $42.88. Analysts anticipate Advance Auto Parts Inc stock to reach 60 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Advance Auto Parts Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On October 16, 2024, ROTH MKM assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $40.

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