Advantage Solutions Inc.

NasdaqGS:ADV Stock Report

Market Cap: US$260.0m

Advantage Solutions Valuation

Is ADV undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of ADV when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: ADV ($0.84) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($7.65)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: ADV is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ADV?

Key metric: As ADV is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for ADV. This is calculated by dividing ADV's market cap by their current revenue.
What is ADV's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.08x
SalesUS$3.50b
Market CapUS$260.01m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does ADV's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for ADV vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.8x
AMBR Amber International Holding
48xn/aUS$245.4m
LZMH LZ Technology Holdings
1.8xn/aUS$211.4m
THRY Thryv Holdings
0.3x-13.63%US$220.1m
NEXN Nexxen International
1x6.19%US$353.5m
ADV Advantage Solutions
0.08x1.62%US$260.0m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: ADV is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the peer average (10.5x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does ADV's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

43 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.0x3.3%
ADV Advantage Solutions
 0.08x1.62%US$260.01m
PARA Paramount Global
0.3x1.01%US$7.68b
DISH DISH Network
0.2x-1.28%US$3.08b
ADV 0.1xIndustry Avg. 1.0xNo. of Companies43PS01.63.24.86.48+
43 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.0x24.9%
ADV Advantage Solutions
 0.08x34.62%US$260.01m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: ADV is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the US Media industry average (0.9x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ADV's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ADV PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.08x
Fair PS Ratio0.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: ADV is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ADV forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$0.83
US$2.67
+219.36%
38.53%US$4.00US$1.50n/a3
Jan ’27US$0.88
US$2.67
+203.03%
38.53%US$4.00US$1.50n/a3
Dec ’26US$0.93
US$2.83
+204.95%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
Nov ’26US$1.28
US$2.83
+121.35%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
Oct ’26US$1.50
US$2.83
+88.89%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
Sep ’26US$1.82
US$2.83
+55.68%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
Aug ’26US$1.30
US$2.83
+117.95%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
Jul ’26US$1.41
US$2.83
+100.95%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
Jun ’26US$1.19
US$2.83
+138.09%
29.99%US$4.00US$2.00n/a3
May ’26US$1.32
US$4.00
+203.03%
10.21%US$4.50US$3.50n/a3
Apr ’26US$1.42
US$4.00
+181.69%
10.21%US$4.50US$3.50n/a3
Mar ’26US$2.51
US$4.67
+85.92%
13.36%US$5.50US$4.00n/a3
Feb ’26US$2.64
US$4.67
+76.77%
13.36%US$5.50US$4.00n/a3
Jan ’26US$2.92
US$4.67
+59.82%
13.36%US$5.50US$4.00US$0.883
Dec ’25US$3.56
US$4.67
+31.09%
13.36%US$5.50US$4.00US$0.933
Nov ’25US$3.21
US$4.50
+40.19%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.283
Oct ’25US$3.32
US$4.50
+35.54%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.503
Sep ’25US$3.87
US$4.50
+16.28%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.823
Aug ’25US$3.83
US$4.50
+17.49%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.303
Jul ’25US$3.13
US$4.50
+43.77%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.413
Jun ’25US$3.44
US$4.50
+30.81%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.193
May ’25US$4.42
US$4.50
+1.81%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.323
Apr ’25US$4.29
US$4.50
+4.90%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$1.423
Mar ’25US$3.86
US$4.50
+16.58%
15.71%US$5.50US$4.00US$2.513
Feb ’25US$4.14
US$3.88
-6.40%
5.59%US$4.00US$3.50US$2.644
Jan ’25US$3.62
US$3.88
+7.04%
5.59%US$4.00US$3.50US$2.924
US$2.67
Fair Value
68.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/22 08:11
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/22 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Advantage Solutions Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph VafiCanaccord Genuity
Lucas MorisonCanaccord Genuity
Faiza AlwyDeutsche Bank