Can This $1.2 Billion Deal Turn a Longtime Losing Stock Into a Winner?

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss Advance Auto Parts' (NYSE: AAP) recent $1.2 billion asset sale and how it's trying to use that money to fix a struggling business. They also break down why Autozone (NYSE: AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) have been massive winners and even Genuine Parts (NYSE: GPC), which hasn't done well, has been a better stock than Advance Auto Parts.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Nov. 5, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 16, 2024.

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