NYSE:AZO - AutoZone Stock Price, News, & Analysis

AutoZone trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AZO."

AutoZone declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 21st 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September, 18th. The company reported $18.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $17.92 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $3.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.60 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 12.27% and a negative return on equity of 96.89%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $15.27 EPS. View AutoZone's Earnings History.

AutoZone is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December, 4th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for AutoZone.

20 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for AutoZone's shares. Their forecasts range from $491.13 to $880.00. On average, they expect AutoZone's share price to reach $765.3606 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AutoZone.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoZone in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 11 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AutoZone.

Some companies that are related to AutoZone include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), HALFORDS Grp PL/ADR (HLFDY), MarineMax (HZO) and U.S. Auto Parts Network (PRTS).

Headlines about AZO stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AutoZone earned a coverage optimism score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for AutoZone.

AutoZone's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.03%), FMR LLC (4.97%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (3.32%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (2.33%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.99%) and Fiera Capital Corp (1.72%). Company insiders that own AutoZone stock include Albert Saltiel, Charles Pleas III, Douglas H Brooks, Earl G Graves Jr, James C Griffith, Mark A Finestone, Philip B Daniele, Richard Craig Smith, Rodney C Halsell, William Andrew Mckenna, William C Rhodes III, William T Giles and William W Graves. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AutoZone.

AZO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vulcan Value Partners LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, BlackRock Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., FMR LLC, TD Asset Management Inc. and OppenheimerFunds Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AutoZone company stock in the last year include Albert Saltiel, Charles Pleas III, James C Griffith, Mark A Finestone, Philip B Daniele, Richard Craig Smith, William Andrew Mckenna, William C Rhodes III, William T Giles and William W Graves. View Insider Buying and Selling for AutoZone.

AZO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., Morgan Stanley, Unigestion Holding SA, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Marshall Wace LLP, Advisors Asset Management Inc., Tweedy Browne Co LLC and Bank of America Corp DE. Company insiders that have bought AutoZone stock in the last two years include Douglas H Brooks and William Andrew Mckenna. View Insider Buying and Selling for AutoZone.

Shares of AZO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AZO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $754.28.

AutoZone has a market capitalization of $19.81 billion and generates $10.89 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $43.04 on an earnings per share basis. AutoZone employs 87,000 workers across the globe.

AutoZone's mailing address is 123 SOUTH FRONT ST, MEMPHIS TN, 38101. The company can be reached via phone at 901-495-6500 or via email at [email protected]