Research Analysts Set Expectations for AutoZone Q4 Earnings

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for AutoZone in a research note issued on Monday, June 2nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $51.61 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $58.13. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $4,135.00 price objective 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 $41.60 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $58.79 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on AZO. Roth Mkm raised their target price on AutoZone from $3,634.00 to $3,763.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on AutoZone from $3,830.00 to $4,350.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded AutoZone from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Bank of America upgraded AutoZone from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $3,900.00 to $4,800.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on AutoZone from $3,850.00 to $4,100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AutoZone currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $4,072.24.

AutoZone Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE AZO traded down $6.32 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $3,718.93. The stock had a trading volume of 98,851 shares, compared to its average volume of 128,826. The company has a market capitalization of $62.41 billion, a PE ratio of 24.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $3,693.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $3,487.09. AutoZone has a 1 year low of $2,765.82 and a 1 year high of $3,916.81.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 27th. The company reported $35.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $37.07 by ($1.71). The firm had revenue of $4.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.41 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 14.18% and a negative return on equity of 53.89%. The business's revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $36.69 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AutoZone news, VP Domingo Hurtado sold 4,800 shares of AutoZone stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,660.00, for a total transaction of $17,568,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 159 shares of the company's stock, valued at $581,940. The trade was a 96.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Jamere Jackson sold 2,612 shares of AutoZone stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,728.05, for a total value of $9,737,666.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 427 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,591,877.35. This trade represents a 85.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 12,398 shares of company stock valued at $45,676,997 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of AutoZone

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AZO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in AutoZone by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 111 shares of the company's stock valued at $356,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in AutoZone during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $10,030,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its stake in AutoZone by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 108 shares of the company's stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in AutoZone by 48.2% during the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 329 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,053,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in AutoZone by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 100 shares of the company's stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. 92.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About AutoZone

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.