Roth Capital Has Negative Estimate for AutoZone Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital decreased its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for AutoZone, lowering it from $51.61 to $50.82, while maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $4,800.00.
• Several other analysts have raised their price targets for AutoZone, with DA Davidson increasing its target from $4,192.00 to $4,850.00, indicating strong market support for the stock.
• AutoZone's stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy," with over 92% of shares owned by institutional investors, highlighting significant institutional interest in the company.

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AutoZone in a research report issued on Friday, September 19th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will earn $50.82 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $51.61. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $4,800.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone's current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AutoZone's Q3 2026 earnings at $41.79 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $58.25 EPS.

AZO has been the subject of several other reports. DA Davidson increased their price target on AutoZone from $4,192.00 to $4,850.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of AutoZone in a report on Thursday. Mizuho increased their price target on AutoZone from $3,740.00 to $4,050.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Evercore ISI increased their price target on AutoZone from $4,250.00 to $4,500.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on AutoZone from $3,916.00 to $4,610.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $4,399.18.

AutoZone Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE AZO opened at $4,132.72 on Monday. AutoZone has a 12-month low of $2,898.57 and a 12-month high of $4,388.11. The company has a market cap of $69.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $4,034.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $3,801.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AutoZone

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AZO. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in AutoZone by 371,123.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935,482 shares of the company's stock worth $3,472,724,000 after acquiring an additional 935,230 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in AutoZone by 435,031.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 770,182 shares of the company's stock worth $2,936,535,000 after acquiring an additional 770,005 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in AutoZone in the second quarter worth about $981,202,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its holdings in AutoZone by 7,358.8% in the second quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 243,231 shares of the company's stock worth $902,929,000 after acquiring an additional 239,970 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of AutoZone during the first quarter valued at approximately $442,530,000. Institutional investors own 92.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at AutoZone

In other AutoZone news, VP Richard Craig Smith sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,875.90, for a total value of $11,627,700.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 2,925 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,337,007.50. This trade represents a 50.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 2.10% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.

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