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 has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, September 26th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December, 4th. The company reported $13.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $12.21 by $1.26. The business earned $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. AutoZone had a negative return on equity of 102.31% and a net margin of 12.49%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $10.00 earnings per share. View AutoZone's Earnings History.

AutoZone is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AutoZone.

15 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for AutoZone's shares. Their forecasts range from $491.13 to $985.00. On average, they expect AutoZone's stock price to reach $881.1521 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for AutoZone.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AutoZone in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AutoZone.

News coverage about AZO stock has been trending neutral on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AutoZone earned a media sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

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AutoZone's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.48%), Nordea Investment Management AB (2.16%), Fiera Capital Corp (1.87%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.40%), Northern Trust Corp (1.20%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.14%). Company insiders that own AutoZone stock include Albert Saltiel, Charles Pleas III, Domingo Hurtado, Douglas H Brooks, Earl G Graves Jr, James C Griffith, Kristen C Wright, Mark A Finestone, Philip B Daniele, Richard Craig Smith, Rodney C Halsell, Ronald B Griffin, William Andrew Mckenna, William C Rhodes III, William R Hackney, 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 Nordea Investment Management AB, Bessemer Group Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., Check Capital Management Inc. CA, Bank of America Corp DE, Fenimore Asset Management Inc. and Kiltearn Partners LLP. Company insiders that have sold AutoZone company stock in the last year include Albert Saltiel, Charles Pleas III, Domingo Hurtado, Kristen C Wright, Philip B Daniele, Richard Craig Smith, Rodney C Halsell, Ronald B Griffin, William Andrew Mckenna, William C Rhodes III, William R Hackney, 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 Two Sigma Advisers LP, Ackerman Capital Advisors LLC, Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Investec Asset Management LTD, PGGM Investments, Bank of Montreal Can and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. 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 $916.68.

AutoZone has a market capitalization of $23.10 billion and generates $11.22 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.34 billion in net income (profit) each year or $50.34 on an earnings per share basis. AutoZone employs 54,900 workers across the globe.

The official website for AutoZone is http://www.autozone.com.

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]