What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AutoZone Q3 Earnings?

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for AutoZone in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst N. Saigal now expects that the company will earn $37.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $38.32. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $152.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AutoZone’s FY2025 earnings at $152.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $37.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $35.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $39.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $169.91 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on AZO. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of AutoZone from $3,753.00 to $3,841.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group boosted their price target on AutoZone from $3,875.00 to $4,025.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Roth Capital set a $3,763.00 price objective on AutoZone in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays lifted their target price on AutoZone from $3,024.00 to $3,585.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on AutoZone from $3,750.00 to $3,850.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AutoZone currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3,651.91.

AutoZone Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of AZO opened at $3,569.96 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $3,426.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $3,254.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.91 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 12-month low of $2,728.97 and a 12-month high of $3,704.43.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). AutoZone had a net margin of 14.18% and a negative return on equity of 53.89%. The business had revenue of $3.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.98 billion.

Insider Transactions at AutoZone

In other news, SVP Bailey L. Childress sold 160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,550.00, for a total transaction of $568,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 50 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $177,500. The trade was a 76.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Dennis W. Leriche sold 1,575 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,600.00, for a total value of $5,670,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,501,200. The trade was a 79.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,871 shares of company stock valued at $6,720,811 in the last quarter. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AutoZone

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AZO. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AutoZone by 1.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 421,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,326,545,000 after purchasing an additional 7,365 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its position in AutoZone by 482,040.2% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 419,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,117,000 after buying an additional 419,375 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in AutoZone by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 324,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,039,421,000 after acquiring an additional 17,518 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in AutoZone during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $834,556,000. Finally, PineStone Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AutoZone by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 213,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $683,867,000 after acquiring an additional 13,771 shares during the last quarter. 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.