What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for AutoZone Q3 Earnings?

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – DA Davidson increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AutoZone in a report issued on Tuesday, March 25th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the company will earn $36.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $36.84. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $4,192.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on AZO. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $3,700.00 price objective on shares of AutoZone in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,875.00 to $4,025.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Roth Capital set a $3,763.00 price objective on shares of AutoZone in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,753.00 to $3,841.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on AutoZone from $3,525.00 to $3,700.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, AutoZone presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $3,683.36.

AutoZone Stock Up 3.9 %

Shares of AZO opened at $3,825.31 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $3,472.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $3,273.98. The company has a market capitalization of $64.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.56, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71. AutoZone has a 52 week low of $2,728.97 and a 52 week high of $3,838.00.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported $28.29 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. AutoZone had a negative return on equity of 53.89% and a net margin of 14.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AutoZone news, VP Dennis W. Leriche sold 1,575 shares of AutoZone 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 sale, the vice president now owns 417 shares in the company, valued at $1,501,200. The trade was 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 through the SEC website. Also, VP Richard Craig Smith sold 2,850 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,610.00, for a total transaction of $10,288,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 2,924 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,555,640. This trade represents a 49.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,721 shares of company stock worth $17,009,311. 2.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AutoZone

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AZO. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in AutoZone during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of AutoZone in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AutoZone by 42.9% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 10 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AutoZone in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in AutoZone by 750.0% during the 4th quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 17 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.74% 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.