DA Davidson Comments on AutoZone’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AZO)

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AutoZone in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the company will post earnings of $36.77 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $3,500.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for AutoZone’s FY2025 earnings at $149.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $174.48 EPS.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported $28.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $29.11 by ($0.82). The firm had revenue of $3.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. AutoZone had a net margin of 14.18% and a negative return on equity of 53.89%.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,700.00 to $3,850.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,525.00 to $3,700.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,600.00 to $3,740.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $3,700.00 price target on shares of AutoZone in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of AutoZone from $3,500.00 to $3,900.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AutoZone has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3,646.62.

AutoZone Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of NYSE:AZO opened at $3,569.49 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $3,351.07 and a 200-day moving average of $3,223.79. The firm has a market cap of $59.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71. AutoZone has a twelve month low of $2,728.97 and a twelve month high of $3,570.50.

Institutional Trading of AutoZone

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AZO. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of AutoZone by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 75 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of AutoZone by 2.0% during the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 6,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,461,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of AutoZone by 12.0% during the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 326 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,027,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of AutoZone by 21.3% during the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock worth $898,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its stake in shares of AutoZone by 9.4% during the third quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 58 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.