Advance Auto Parts, Inc. vs Moody's Corporation — how do they compare? Advance Auto Parts, Inc. trades at $53.31 (market cap $3.19B), while Moody's Corporation trades at $475 (market cap $82.52B). The key difference: Moody's Corporation is far larger — about 25.9× Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s market cap, and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. pays the higher dividend (1.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AAP | MCO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.19B | $82.52B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Financials |
52-Week High | $64.17 | $539.61 |
52-Week Low | $38.75 | $412.23 |
Enterprise Value | $5.47B | $88.54B |
Dividend Yield | 1.89% | 0.86% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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 →Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
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