Advance Auto Parts, Inc. vs Alliant Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Advance Auto Parts, Inc. trades at $53.31 (market cap $3.19B), while Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.76 (market cap $17.78B). The key difference: Alliant Energy Corporation is far larger — about 5.6× Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s market cap, and Alliant Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (3.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AAP | LNT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.19B | $17.78B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Utilities |
52-Week High | $64.17 | $78.03 |
52-Week Low | $38.75 | $63.62 |
Enterprise Value | $5.47B | $29.88B |
Dividend Yield | 1.89% | 3.12% |
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 →Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
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