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Advantage Solutions Inc.
Communication Services · Advertising Agencies · NMS
$38.75
Data: 2026-05-13
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$453M
Total market value of the company
3.65
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+5.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-6.8%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-41.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$42.50
+10% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 2 analysts covering this stock
About Advantage Solutions Inc.

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.

https://www.youradv.com

Country: United States Employees: 16,000 Industry: Advertising Agencies
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
341.1% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
31.7% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$140.10
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
72.3%
Deep discount to fair value — significant undervaluation
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
64.3th
Ranks in the top 36% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
95.0
Quality Score
25.0
Combined
43.8

Trading at $34 against a fair value of $140, a 76% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 66% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-0.009
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0389
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.350
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-30.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-87.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
1
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

2.11
Significantly more volatile than the market
52W High
$53.63
28% below the year high
52W Low
$12.23
217% above the year low
Avg Volume
66,986
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
9.8%
Moderate short interest
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-18.63
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

3.24
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.95
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
1.74
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
14.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
0.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$213M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$3.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-243,436,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
2
Target High
$50.00
Target Median
$42.50
Target Low
$35.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-23 KILTS JAMES M Director 64,553 $50,296
2026-03-11 KILTS JAMES M Director 16,759 $11,725
2026-03-10 KILTS JAMES M Director 141,867 $92,922
2026-03-09 PEACOCK DAVID A Chief Executive Officer 287,736
2026-03-06 GROWE CHRISTOPHER R Chief Financial Officer 50,000 $30,240
2026-03-05 PEACOCK DAVID A Chief Executive Officer 200,000 $128,780
2025-09-02 HARSH JEFFREY STEPHEN Officer 144,508
2025-06-12 GROWE CHRISTOPHER R Chief Financial Officer 65,116
2025-06-12 TAYLOR MICHAEL LARRY Officer 116,279
2025-06-06 KILTS JAMES M Director 9,700 $12,485
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
5 May2026 Josh Gottheimer Democrat buy 1K–15K
27 Apr2026 Josh Gottheimer Democrat buy 1K–15K
23 Apr2026 Josh Gottheimer Democrat buy 1K–15K
2026-04-27 Josh Gottheimer Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-24 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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