AutoZone (AZO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AutoZone, Inc. is a specialty retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, equipment and accessories. The company serves do-it-yourself customers, professional automotive technicians and commercial repair businesses through its retail stores, distribution network and digital platforms.

Its merchandise includes replacement batteries, brakes, filters, belts, hoses, ignition components, tools, fluids, lighting products and other maintenance items. AutoZone also offers private-label products under brands such as Duralast, as well as vehicle diagnostic services and parts delivery for commercial customers.

Founded in 1979 as Auto Shack by Pitt Hyde, the company adopted the AutoZone name in 1987. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, AutoZone operates across the United States, Mexico and Brazil, with its U.S. business representing the company’s largest geographic market.

Phil Daniele serves as AutoZone’s president and chief executive officer. The company’s operations are supported by retail locations, distribution centers and online ordering capabilities designed to provide parts and service solutions for both individual vehicle owners and professional repair shops.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3,127.01 to $3,163.70
• 50-Day Range: $2,798.29 to $3,159.17
• 52-Week Range: $2,730.65 to $4,040.00
• Volume: 120,362 shs
• Average Volume: 284,297 shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.68
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3,669.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AutoZone Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AutoZone scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AutoZone has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AutoZone has a consensus price target of $3,669.13, representing about 16.1% upside from its current price of $3,159.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AutoZone has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AutoZone are expected to grow by 13.46% in the coming year, from $171.53 to $194.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AutoZone is 20.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AutoZone is 20.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AutoZone has a PEG Ratio of 1.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.33% of the float of AutoZone has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AutoZone has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.09, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AutoZone has recently increased by 6.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AutoZone does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AutoZone does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.28

News Sentiment

AutoZone has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for AutoZone this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

50 people have searched for AZO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added AutoZone to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AutoZone insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,510,500.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.60% of the stock of AutoZone is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.74% of the stock of AutoZone is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/22/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AZO
• CIK: 866787
• Web: www.autozone.com
• Phone: (901) 495-6500
• Fax: 901-495-8300
• Employees: 130,000
• Year Founded: 1979

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AutoZone: $3,669.13
• High Price Target: $4,487.00
• Low Price Target: $3,000.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.81
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $152.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.42
• P/E Growth: 1.47
• Net Income: $2.57 billion
• Net Margins: 12.65%
• Pretax Margin: 15.98%
• Return on Equity: -90.08%
• Return on Assets: 12.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.54
• Cash Flow: $186.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.98
• Book Value: ($153.29) per share
• Price / Book: -20.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,330,000
• Free Float: 15,901,000
• Market Cap: $51.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40