Advance Auto Parts, Inc. vs Ross Stores, Inc. — how do they compare? Advance Auto Parts, Inc. trades at $53.1 (market cap $3.19B), while Ross Stores, Inc. trades at $251.3 (market cap $80.78B). The key difference: Ross Stores, Inc. is far larger — about 25.3× 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 | ROST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.19B | $80.78B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $64.17 | $255.23 |
52-Week Low | $38.75 | $144.67 |
Enterprise Value | $5.47B | $81.37B |
Dividend Yield | 1.89% | 0.71% |
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 →Ross Stores is a leading American off-price apparel and home fashion retailer, operating over 1,920 stores (at the end of fiscal 2021) across the Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts banners. Ross offers a variety of name-brand products and targets undercutting conventional retailers' regular prices by 20%-70%. The company uses an opportunistic, flexible merchandising approach
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