Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of AutoZone Q3 Earnings

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for AutoZone in a report released on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst N. Saigal now forecasts that the company will earn $37.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $38.32. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AutoZone’s FY2025 earnings at $152.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $37.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $35.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $39.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $169.91 EPS.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported $28.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $29.11 by ($0.82). The company had revenue of $3.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.98 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 14.18% and a negative return on equity of 53.89%.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Roth Capital set a $3,763.00 price objective on AutoZone in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Bank of America increased their price objective on AutoZone from $3,600.00 to $3,700.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on AutoZone from $3,490.00 to $3,750.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Citigroup increased their price objective on AutoZone from $3,500.00 to $3,900.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of AutoZone in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $3,651.91.

AutoZone Price Performance

Shares of AZO stock opened at $3,591.60 on Wednesday. AutoZone has a 12-month low of $2,728.97 and a 12-month high of $3,704.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $3,420.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3,252.77.

Institutional Trading of AutoZone

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AZO. DSG Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AutoZone in the fourth quarter worth $7,931,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of AutoZone by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,088,000 after purchasing an additional 508 shares during the last quarter. TFR Capital LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of AutoZone in the fourth quarter valued at about $240,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its position in shares of AutoZone by 630.1% in the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 1,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,050,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of AutoZone in the fourth quarter valued at about $157,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Dennis W. Leriche sold 1,575 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,600.00, for a total value of $5,670,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 417 shares in the company, valued at $1,501,200. This represents a 79.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP K. Michelle Borninkhof sold 136 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,550.08, for a total value of $482,810.88. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,430,682.24. The trade was a 25.23 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,871 shares of company stock worth $6,720,811. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

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.