What is William Blair's Estimate for AutoZone Q2 Earnings?

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for AutoZone in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $28.45 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $28.68. The consensus estimate for AutoZone's current full-year earnings is $155.79 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AutoZone's Q3 2025 earnings at $38.88 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $53.13 EPS.

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 10th. The company reported $32.52 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 the consensus estimate of $4.30 billion. AutoZone had a negative return on equity of 52.99% and a net margin of 14.40%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $32.55 earnings per share.

AZO has been the topic of several other reports. Guggenheim lifted their price target on AutoZone from $3,350.00 to $3,750.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial lifted their target price on AutoZone from $3,501.00 to $3,753.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Roth Capital raised shares of AutoZone to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. BNP Paribas raised shares of AutoZone to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of AutoZone from $3,340.00 to $3,500.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $3,339.25.

AutoZone Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE:AZO traded up $4.62 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $3,347.34. 83,101 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 139,435. The company has a market capitalization of $56.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.71. AutoZone has a one year low of $2,510.00 and a one year high of $3,416.71. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $3,142.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3,059.09.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AutoZone

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AZO. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in AutoZone during the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its position in shares of AutoZone by 39.2% in the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,147,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of AutoZone by 5.6% in the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 16,524 shares of the company's stock worth $48,979,000 after purchasing an additional 869 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of AutoZone during the 2nd quarter worth about $334,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in AutoZone by 39.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 49,818 shares of the company's stock valued at $147,666,000 after purchasing an additional 14,050 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at AutoZone

In related news, Chairman William C. Rhodes III sold 300 shares of AutoZone stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chairman now owns 13,857 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $42,613,046.40. This trade represents a 2.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP John Scott Murphy sold 1,580 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,218 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,785,166.42. The trade was a 56.47 % 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 valued at $46,225,660 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.10% 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.