Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for AutoZone Q4 Earnings

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for AutoZone in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst N. Saigal now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $54.13 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $52.95. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AutoZone’s Q4 2026 earnings at $57.56 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $40.40 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $38.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $187.52 EPS.

AZO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on AutoZone from $3,700.00 to $3,850.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,450.00 to $3,800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. DA Davidson raised shares of AutoZone from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $3,500.00 to $4,192.00 in a research note on Friday. Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,750.00 to $3,850.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,753.00 to $3,841.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $3,683.36.

AutoZone Price Performance

NYSE:AZO opened at $3,605.88 on Thursday. AutoZone has a 1 year low of $2,728.97 and a 1 year high of $3,704.43. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $3,433.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3,257.92. The company has a market cap of $60.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Bailey L. Childress sold 160 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,550.00, for a total transaction of $568,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 50 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $177,500. This trade represents a 76.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 value of $10,288,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 2,924 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,555,640. This trade represents a 49.36 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 4,721 shares of company stock worth $17,009,311 in the last 90 days. 2.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. DSG Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in AutoZone during the 4th quarter valued at $7,931,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of AutoZone by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,088,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares during the last quarter. TFR Capital LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of AutoZone during the fourth quarter worth about $240,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its stake 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 worth $5,050,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in AutoZone during the 4th quarter valued at about $157,000. 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.