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AAP — structural market context

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Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 12. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $41.66 (Oct 12) vs $42.30 (Oct 9): −1.51%.

Volume

0.72× its 20-session average (1.8M) on Oct 12.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 11.2M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 10.3M (Sep 15).

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 4 days with fails, largest 11K shares on Sep 4.

Previous file (settlements Aug 17–Aug 31, published Sep 16): 4 days with fails, largest 373K shares on Aug 21.

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Analyst rating actions

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Insider filings (Form 4)

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AAP short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
11.2M
% OF FLOAT
18.7%
DAYS TO COVER
6.0
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+8.7%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (17d ago)

AAP fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-30 · 17d39K$39.73
2026-09-28 · 19d18K$41.73
2026-09-25 · 22d46K$41.43

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

AAP analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
Evercore ISIprice_target—2026-10-06
Roth Capitalprice_target—2026-08-21
BMO CapitalholdMarket Perform2026-08-21
D.A. Davidsonprice_target—2026-08-21
Cowen & Co.holdHold2026-08-21

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is AAP's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, AAP had 11.2M shares sold short — 18.7% of its float, with 6.0 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
What do analysts say about AAP?
The most recent action: Evercore ISI price_target on 2026-10-06. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell AAP?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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