Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for AutoZone, Inc. Issued By William Blair (NYSE:AZO)

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for AutoZone in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 25th. William Blair analyst P. Blee expects that the company will earn $33.97 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for AutoZone’s current full-year earnings is $151.08 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AutoZone’s Q2 2025 earnings at $28.68 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $40.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $51.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $173.64 EPS.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 24th. The company reported $48.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 negative return on equity of 54.58% and a net margin of 14.60%. The business’s revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $46.46 EPS.

AZO has been the subject of several other research reports. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of AutoZone from $3,394.00 to $3,341.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of AutoZone to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $2,600.00 price target on shares of AutoZone in a report on Wednesday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on AutoZone from $3,038.00 to $3,125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their target price on AutoZone from $3,900.00 to $3,350.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3,169.38.

AutoZone Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE AZO opened at $3,196.61 on Friday. AutoZone has a 12-month low of $2,375.35 and a 12-month high of $3,256.37. The company has a market cap of $54.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $3,121.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3,012.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AutoZone

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AutoZone during the first quarter worth $32,000. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of AutoZone during the 1st quarter valued at about $41,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of AutoZone by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 15 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of AutoZone in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in AutoZone in the second quarter worth approximately $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.74% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AutoZone news, VP John Scott Murphy sold 1,580 shares of AutoZone stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,107.69, for a total transaction of $4,910,150.20. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,218 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,785,166.42. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

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.