ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC)
Consumer Discretionary · Fuel distribution and wholesaling · NASDAQ
North America's largest wholesale fuel distributor, supplying billions of gallons annually to gas stations and fleet operators through cost-plus contracts and proprietary fueling networks.
What ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A does
ARKO Petroleum Corp. is a wholesale fuel distribution company and one of the largest fuel distributors by gallons in North America. The company supplies fuel to approximately 3,500 locations across gas stations, fleet fueling cardlock locations, and ARKO parent's retail convenience stores through cost-plus and consignment contracts, as well as proprietary fuel cards. In 2025, ARKO distributed 2.0 billion gallons of fuel, generating $2.8 billion in wholesale revenues and operating three business segments: wholesale, fleet fueling, and GPMP.
Themes: fuel distribution, fleet fueling, supply chain logistics, energy infrastructure
Fundamentals
- Price$18.40 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$907M as of 2026-08-24
- P/E22.23 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+0.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+5.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+90.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.15 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-9.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Beta-0.25 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How APC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A looks technically
ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC): a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | not current — this company's price series (ends 2026-08-11) is 8 trading sessions behind the rest of the catalog | n/a |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $19.49 | $19.49 |
| 200-day moving average | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 18.05. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | not current — this company's price series (ends 2026-08-11) is 8 trading sessions behind the rest of the catalog | n/a |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 39.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($18.05 to $20.72) — its "stochastic" reading is 13 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 13.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 17 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $21.72 | $21.72 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 15.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -15.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 8.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +8.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 15.3% below its highest point of the past year | 15.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it is trading within its recent 55-day range, with no fresh breakout up or down | 0 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $21.72 (set on 2026-05-12) | $21.72 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | not available for this company yet | n/a |
| From the all-time high | it is 15.3% below its all-time high | -15.3% |
| Nearest price level | not enough price history yet — needs 252 trading sessions | n/a |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $17.00 (set on 2026-02-12) | $17.00 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 8.2% above its all-time low | +8.2% |
Volatility
4
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 58th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7559 between its high and its low — about 4.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7559 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $17.91 and $21.04 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $17.91 – $19.48 – $21.04 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.1% |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.01× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.9% since the prior reading | -0.9% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a hammer | 2 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | today it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | today |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.5% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 19.5 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.5% |
| Gap filled | a 4.6% gap up opened on 2026-07-24 has been "filled" 20 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 20 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 15.6 percentage points (the stock lost 13.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -15.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 14.8 percentage points (the stock lost 11.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -14.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 15.3 percentage points (the stock lost 4.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -15.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 7 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 7 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 7 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.7% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -5.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% below the average price paid since 2026-02-12, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $18.82 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 122 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $18.87 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.5% |
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $18.05.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Printed a bearish engulfing pair · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Elliott counts at their invalidation level | Learn: adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.40 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$22.60 range $21.00 – $25.00; median $22.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for APC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.31 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["dependency on a limited number of fuel suppliers and third-party transporters","exposure to motor fuel price volatility and fluctuations in demand for fuel-based transportation","risks associated with integrating acquisitions and maintaining favorable fuel supply contracts"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($475000) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about APC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
3 institutional 13F filers reported holding APC as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 3
- Reported shares held 439,177
- Reported value $7,856,877
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
APC had 883,891 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for APC because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 883,891
- Prior settlement (shares) 801,703
- Reported change 10.25%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.33
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL)
- Sunoco (SUN)
- Global Partners (GLP)
- Murphy USA (MUSA)
- TravelCenters of America (BP)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC) do?
ARKO Petroleum Corp. is a wholesale fuel distribution company and one of the largest fuel distributors by gallons in North America. The company supplies fuel to approximately 3,500 locations across gas stations, fleet fueling cardlock locations, and ARKO parent's retail convenience stores through cost-plus and consignment contracts, as well as proprietary fuel cards.
What sector is ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC) in?
ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Fuel distribution and wholesaling. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A's (APC) competitors?
Notable peers of ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC) include CrossAmerica Partners, Sunoco, Global Partners, Murphy USA and TravelCenters of America. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC) overbought or oversold right now?
ARKO PETROLEUM CORP CLASS A (APC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on APC come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.