Advance Auto Parts Inc

ScanSource shares surged 9.7% after the company reported fourth-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.46 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 per share. Advance Auto Parts shares plunged 24.6% after the company reported second-quarter 2026 revenues of $2 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.66%. Deere & Company shares rose 6.9% after the company reported third-quarter 2026 earnings of $5.1 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.79 per share. Nordson Corporation shares rose 8% after the company reported third-quarter 2026 earnings of $3.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.09 per share.

Advance Auto Parts stock is nosediving after the company's quarterly earnings missed analysts' expectations. D.A. Davidson managing director and senior research analyst Michael Baker said the company has been a perpetual turnaround story through many different management teams and years, trying to close the margin gap with O'Reilly. He noted the stock had been up about 45% year to date before giving back a lot of those gains, and that this quarter's big miss is a significant step back. Baker said investors are questioning whether this is the same old Advance Auto Parts turnaround story that never works, though he added that might be a little harsh given the nice progress made and that it is just one quarter.

Several companies made notable moves in midday trading, led by Walmart, which tumbled 9% after its same-store sales grew 2.6%, short of the 3.5% expected by analysts polled by FactSet, and its earnings per share guidance for the fiscal third quarter and full year fell short of expectations. Deere jumped almost 9% after its fiscal third quarter trounced estimates, earning $5.10 per share on revenue of $11 billion versus LSEG consensus of $4.70 per share and $10.73 billion, and it lifted the lower end of its full-year net income guidance to $4.75 billion to $5 billion. Moderna plunged 25% one day after soaring 177% on promising late-stage trial results for a skin cancer vaccine developed with Merck. Advance Auto Parts slid 25% after posting revenue of $2 billion, short of the $2.04 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG, and a same-store sales decline of 0.5% against an estimated gain of 1.4%. CrowdStrike dropped 4% after Axios reported that chief technology officer Elia Zaitsev is leaving to start an AI-focused cyber venture fund called Cognition.

U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Thursday despite strong labor market and manufacturing data, with the Dow down 440 points, the S&P 500 off 44 points, and the Nasdaq down 250 points. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed back to 5.25%, the 10-year to 4.71%, and the 2-year to 4.19%, reversing a brief rally after the Treasury announced liquidity support for long-term bonds. Oil prices remained elevated, with Brent crude at $94 per barrel and WTI at $87 per barrel, as the White House's six-month conflict with Iran continued to pressure global supply. Weekly jobless claims came in at 206,000, below estimates and the lowest since late July, while continuing claims ticked up to 1.799 million. The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index surged to 47.4 in August, its highest since April 2021, following July's 41.4. In earnings, Walmart beat expectations with $0.81 per share versus $0.73 but fell 7.5% on weak comps and valuation concerns; Deere rose 1.4% after a 6.5% earnings beat; Advance Auto Parts plunged 18% despite a 27.2% earnings beat due to soft guidance; and Chinese stocks Alibaba, NetEase, and Daqo Energy sold off on disappointing results.

Walmart shares tumbled in premarket trading after the retail giant reported quarterly sales that fell short of expectations, a rare miss likely to stoke concern about the leading big-box retailer decelerating alongside a slow-growing US economy. Advance Auto Parts also sank after reporting second-quarter sales below analyst estimates, even as it boosted its adjusted earnings per share forecast for the full year while maintaining sales guidance that is below estimates at the midpoint. Coty fell after the beauty conglomerate reported fourth-quarter results that beat the average analyst estimate for net revenue but did not provide a full-year forecast, saying it expects to provide a broader outlook following a strategic review.

Advance Auto Parts shares plunged 21% to $44.33 after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that paired a headline earnings beat with a revenue miss and negative comparable sales. Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.03 topped the $0.81 consensus by 27.9%, but revenue of $2 billion missed the $2.04 billion estimate and slipped 0.5% year over year, while comparable store sales declined 0.5%. The earnings beat included a one-time $26 million tariff refund worth $0.31 per share, and the company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 net sales of $8.485 billion to $8.575 billion, a midpoint below the $8.58 billion consensus, while raising full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $2.60 to $3.30 from $2.40 to $3.10. AutoZone fell 4% to $2,961, O'Reilly Automotive slipped 2% to $89.57, and Genuine Parts dropped 3% to $131.05 as softening do-it-yourself demand spooked the broader auto parts sector despite no issues with their own results. Advance Auto Parts entered the print up 45% year to date, amplifying the drop as tighter household budgets hit DIY shoppers harder than management anticipated.

Several companies made notable premarket moves on Thursday. Walmart dropped 6% after its U.S. comparable sales grew 2.6%, missing the 3.5% FactSet estimate, and its earnings guidance fell short. Crypto stocks rose as Bitcoin and ether surged on President Trump's push for crypto-friendly legislation, with Coinbase up nearly 7% and Strategy jumping 10%. Alibaba fell 3.4% after reporting a 75% drop in quarterly profit due to higher AI spending. Moderna shed 7% a day after soaring 177% on positive late-stage cancer vaccine trial results. Advance Auto Parts tumbled nearly 15% after revenue of $1 billion missed the $2.04 billion LSEG estimate. Coty slipped 14.5% after a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and a warning that fiscal 2027 will be a transition year. Wolfspeed fell 10% after quarterly revenue of $149.6 million missed the $150 million FactSet consensus. NetEase slipped nearly 4% after its quarterly earnings missed analyst estimates.

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday as investors assessed a fresh batch of corporate earnings and analyst actions. CrowdStrike shares fell 2.8% in premarket trading after Bloomberg reported that the cybersecurity company's chief technology officer is departing to launch an artificial intelligence-focused cybersecurity fund. Advance Auto Parts stock plunged 15.9% after its second-quarter results revealed a significant difference between headline earnings and underlying performance, with about $0.31 of the reported $1.03 adjusted diluted earnings per share coming from one-time tariff refunds. Deere shares jumped 5.1% after the agricultural and construction equipment maker delivered a stronger-than-expected fiscal third quarter, with diluted earnings per share of $5.10 and net sales of about $11 billion. Etsy gained 3.9% in premarket trading after BofA Securities upgraded the online marketplace to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to $105 from $88. Ultragenyx surged 11.1% after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to GENGLYCOS, also known as DTX401, a gene therapy for glycogen storage disease type Ia in patients aged eight and older. Moderna shares fell 13% in premarket trading, retreating after more than doubling in the previous session following the company's major cancer-vaccine trial announcement with Merck. Wolfspeed plunged 10.5% after the semiconductor company reported a sharply wider-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter loss, with an adjusted loss of $2.26 per share and revenue of $149.6 million. Webull rose 13.8% after the digital brokerage reported its strongest quarterly results since going public, with second-quarter revenue of $198.8 million and adjusted earnings of $0.05 per share.

O'Reilly Automotive has reportedly made a significant acquisition offer for Genuine Parts' auto parts division, one of two major segments within the diversified distributor. The reported cash bid values the automotive unit at around US$10 billion and would be O'Reilly's largest acquisition since 2008. Following the news, Genuine Parts shares rose about 13% while O'Reilly fell around 5%, reflecting differing market views on the deal's benefits and costs. A sale could accelerate Genuine Parts' planned separation into Global Automotive and Global Industrial by 2027, or replace it entirely, potentially providing funds to reduce debt or reinvest in its Motion industrial segment. For O'Reilly, acquiring the auto parts network would mark a major consolidation step against competitors like AutoZone and Advance Auto Parts, though integration risks remain.