Advance Auto Parts, Inc. vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? Advance Auto Parts, Inc. trades at $53.1 (market cap $3.19B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: KB Financial Group, Inc. is far larger — about 12.9× Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AAP | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.19B | $41.21B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Financials |
52-Week High | $64.17 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $38.75 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $5.47B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.89% | 2.67% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Advance Auto Parts is one of the industry's largest retailers of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers in North America. Advance operated 4,972 stores as of the end of 2021, in addition to servicing 1,317 independently owned Carquest stores. The company's Worldpac unit is a premier distributor of imported original-equipment parts. Advance derived 58% of its 2021 sales from commercial clients, up from 30%-40% before the General Parts deal.
Read more on AAP →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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