Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Saint Louis, United States | NasdaqGS
34.51 USD
+1.08
(3.216%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 34.51 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:29 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is hemorrhaging value, evidenced by a catastrophic 82% decline over the last five years and a trailing twelve-month loss of $21.15 per share. While the forward P/E looks deceptively cheap at 4.5x, it is based on a turnaround story that hasn't materialized yet, as the business continues to generate negative returns on equity (-50.8%). The recent price action shows a volatile recovery attempt, bouncing from lows near $25 back toward $34, but this is likely just noise rather than a sustainable trend given the massive debt load relative to equity. With no dividend to provide income and no meaningful options flow to signal a smart money buildup, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle with deteriorating fundamentals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.078157 |
| MSTL | 0.093430 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.102643 |
| AutoETS | 0.102643 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 19% |
| H-stat | 11.11 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 4.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 383.567 |
| Revenue per Share | 276.954 |
| Market Cap | 442,431,072 |
| Forward P/E | 4.50 |
| Beta | 2.13 |
| Profit Margins | -7.65% |
| Website | https://www.youradv.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:29 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually non-existent, with zero open interest for out-of-the-money contracts and negligible volume for in-the-money calls. This lack of speculative positioning suggests a complete absence of near-term directional bets by retail or institutional traders, reflecting the stock's illiquidity and marginal status.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.20219654 |
| Address1 | 7,676 Forsyth Boulevard |
| Address2 | Fifth Floor |
| All Time High | 348.0 |
| All Time Low | 12.225 |
| Ask | 42.76 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 82,870 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 137,023 |
| Average Volume | 137,023 |
| Average Volume10Days | 82,870 |
| Beta | 2.134 |
| Bid | 33.89 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 31.332 |
| City | Saint Louis |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 34.505 |
| Current Ratio | 1.794 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 34.72 |
| Day Low | 32.98 |
| Debt To Equity | 383.567 |
| Display Name | Advantage |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 306,928,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.085109994 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.13 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.522 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,881,371,008 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.79 |
| Eps Forward | 7.66 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -21.15 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 37.0669 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.5618973 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.069115505 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -20.219654 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 51.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -16.744999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.32673168 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.225 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.28 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.8224949 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.225 - 51.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,577,975,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,485,857 |
| Forward Eps | 7.66 |
| Forward P E | 4.5045695 |
| Free Cashflow | 209,713,632 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 16,000 |
| Fullday Change | 1.075 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.21568 |
| Fullday Price | 34.505 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.13454 |
| Gross Profits | 485,180,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.58615 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.34155 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 12,822,230 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,774,569,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:25 |
| Long Business Summary | Advantage Solutions Inc. provides outsourced sales, marketing, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. It operates in three segments: Branded Services, Experiential Services, and Retailer Services. The Branded Services segment delivers sales, merchandising, and omni-commerce marketing support to branded consumer packaged goods manufacturers, including brokerage services, branded merchandising, and shopper-centric marketing programs across in-store and digital platforms. The Experiential Services segment provides in-store and digital sampling programs, demonstrations, and experiential events designed to drive trial, conversion, and sustained consumer engagement. The Retailer Services segment offers solutions supporting retailers in in-store merchandising execution, private brand strategy and development, retail media, and marketing initiatives, including reset services, category updates, space management, audits, retailer merchandising, advisory services, and agency services for print and digital circulars and targeted advertising. The company serves a diverse client base across grocery, mass, club, retail pharmacy, convenience, and other channels in retail locations. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Long Name | Advantage Solutions Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 442,431,072 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_308072053 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -275,703,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 428,647,148 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 33.82 |
| Operating Cashflow | 126,472,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.00846 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 314 655 9333 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 34.505 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 33.43 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.276537 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.1012703 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.12268643 |
| Profit Margins | -0.07645 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.593 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.075 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.21568 |
| Regular Market Day High | 34.72 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.98 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.98 - 34.72 |
| Regular Market Open | 33.82 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 33.43 |
| Regular Market Price | 34.505 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 108,442 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0231 |
| Return On Equity | -0.50802 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.018 |
| Revenue Per Share | 276.954 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 12,822,230 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0429 |
| Shares Short | 550,448 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 540,821 |
| Short Name | Advantage Solutions Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.113900006 |
| Short Ratio | 4.36 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MO |
| Symbol | ADV |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 34.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 42.0 |
| Target Median Price | 42.0 |
| Total Cash | 102,306,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.979 |
| Total Debt | 1,541,245,952 |
| Total Revenue | 3,606,193,920 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -21.15 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.637924 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.867077 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20487088 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 108,442 |
| Website | https://www.youradv.com |
| Zip | 63,105 |