FY2025 Earnings Estimate for AutoZone Issued By Roth Capital

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for AutoZone in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 15th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $159.26 for the year. Roth Capital has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $157.99 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AutoZone’s Q4 2025 earnings at $58.71 EPS.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 24th. The company reported $48.11 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $53.31 by ($5.20). The business had revenue of $6.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.25 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 14.40% and a negative return on equity of 52.99%. The business’s revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $46.46 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AZO. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on AutoZone from $3,038.00 to $3,125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of AutoZone from $3,225.00 to $3,350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,341.00 to $3,501.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of AutoZone from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $3,205.00 to $2,917.00 in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered AutoZone from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $3,202.71.

AutoZone Price Performance

NYSE:AZO opened at $3,182.07 on Friday. AutoZone has a 1-year low of $2,375.35 and a 1-year high of $3,256.37. The company has a 50-day moving average of $3,133.09 and a 200 day moving average of $3,007.35. The firm has a market cap of $54.36 billion, a PE ratio of 22.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AutoZone

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of AutoZone by 35.3% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,138,000 after buying an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in AutoZone by 60.7% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 22,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,326,000 after acquiring an additional 8,427 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of AutoZone by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,059,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AutoZone during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,816,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AutoZone in the 4th quarter worth approximately $879,000. Institutional investors own 92.74% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Chairman William C. Rhodes III sold 13,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,107.15, for a total value of $40,392,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 13,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,055,777.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other AutoZone news, VP John Scott Murphy sold 1,580 shares of AutoZone stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,107.69, for a total value of $4,910,150.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 1,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,785,166.42. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman William C. Rhodes III sold 13,000 shares of AutoZone stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,107.15, for a total transaction of $40,392,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 13,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,055,777.55. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 14,880 shares of company stock worth $46,225,660 in the last 90 days. 2.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.