Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AutoZone Q2 Earnings

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for AutoZone in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $29.83 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $31.14. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $3,200.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $155.79 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for AutoZone’s Q4 2025 earnings at $49.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $151.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $170.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $196.98 EPS.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $32.52 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $33.69 by ($1.17). The business had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.30 billion. AutoZone had a negative return on equity of 52.99% and a net margin of 14.40%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $32.55 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on AZO. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,340.00 to $3,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Mizuho increased their target price on AutoZone from $3,350.00 to $3,600.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on AutoZone from $3,501.00 to $3,753.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut AutoZone from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $3,205.00 to $2,917.00 in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,500.00 to $3,900.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $3,339.25.

AutoZone Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE AZO opened at $3,345.71 on Friday. AutoZone has a 12 month low of $2,510.00 and a 12 month high of $3,416.71. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $3,148.28 and a 200-day moving average of $3,061.08. The company has a market capitalization of $56.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Trading of AutoZone

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AZO. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in AutoZone by 186.8% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 92,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,544,000 after acquiring an additional 60,483 shares during the last quarter. Verde Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of AutoZone during the third quarter worth $1,137,000. Mizuho Securities USA LLC raised its stake in AutoZone by 592.0% during the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 9,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,012,000 after buying an additional 7,879 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its stake in AutoZone by 5.6% during the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 16,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,979,000 after buying an additional 869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in AutoZone by 0.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 104,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,699,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at AutoZone

In other news, Chairman William C. Rhodes III sold 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,107.15, for a total value of $40,392,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 13,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,055,777.55. This represents a 48.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP John Scott Murphy sold 1,580 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,107.69, for a total transaction of $4,910,150.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 1,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,785,166.42. This trade represents a 56.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 14,880 shares of company stock valued at $46,225,660. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.