Q4 Earnings Estimate for AutoZone Issued By DA Davidson

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for AutoZone in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 28th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the company will post earnings per share of $47.84 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $4,850.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $4,100.00 target price (up previously from $3,850.00) on shares of AutoZone in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AutoZone from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $3,700.00 target price on shares of AutoZone in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $4,000.00 target price (up previously from $3,750.00) on shares of AutoZone in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,600.00 to $3,740.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $4,054.52.

AutoZone Trading Down 1.6%

AutoZone stock opened at $3,685.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $61.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.44. AutoZone has a 1-year low of $2,728.97 and a 1-year high of $3,916.81. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $3,697.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3,462.70.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 27th. The company reported $35.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $37.07 by ($1.71). The business had revenue of $4.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.41 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 14.18% and a negative return on equity of 53.89%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $36.69 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other AutoZone news, VP Domingo Hurtado sold 4,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,660.00, for a total transaction of $17,568,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 159 shares in the company, valued at $581,940. This trade represents a 96.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Philip B. Daniele sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,800.01, for a total transaction of $7,600,020.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $619,401.63. This trade represents a 92.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,521 shares of company stock valued at $42,177,331 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AutoZone

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its position in AutoZone by 24.5% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 61 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank lifted its position in AutoZone by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 4,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,647,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its position in AutoZone by 82.6% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 170,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,033,000 after acquiring an additional 77,015 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in AutoZone by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 66,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,383,000 after acquiring an additional 7,586 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in AutoZone by 41.1% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 73,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,718,000 after acquiring an additional 21,266 shares during the last quarter. 92.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AutoZone Company Profile

AutoZone, Inc retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The company provides various products for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products.