What is Wedbush’s Estimate for AutoZone Q2 Earnings?

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AutoZone in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $29.83 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $31.14. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $3,200.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $154.29 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for AutoZone’s Q4 2025 earnings at $49.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $151.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $170.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $196.98 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,350.00 to $3,600.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Redburn Atlantic raised AutoZone to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,400.00 to $3,450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of AutoZone in a research note on Friday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $3,700.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Roth Capital raised shares of AutoZone to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $3,360.47.

AutoZone Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:AZO opened at $3,370.27 on Friday. AutoZone has a 1-year low of $2,510.00 and a 1-year high of $3,416.71. The stock has a market cap of $56.97 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $3,155.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3,066.94.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $32.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $33.69 by ($1.17). The company had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.30 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 14.18% and a negative return on equity of 53.89%. AutoZone’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $32.55 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at AutoZone

In other AutoZone news, VP John Scott Murphy sold 1,580 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,107.69, for a total value of $4,910,150.20. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 1,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,785,166.42. This represents a 56.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman William C. Rhodes III sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,075.20, for a total transaction of $922,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 13,857 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,613,046.40. The trade was a 2.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 14,880 shares of company stock valued at $46,225,660. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AZO. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in AutoZone in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of AutoZone by 50.0% during the second quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 15 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AutoZone during the third quarter valued at $47,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in AutoZone during the third quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in AutoZone in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.74% of the company’s stock.

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.