AutoZone

AZO

Market cap $67.1B

Three key names are jumping on the repurchase train after a relatively quiet two weeks for buyback announcements. Buybacks provide multiple bullish signs to investors.

If you could only own one stock -- one stock to rule them all -- what would it be?

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to AutoZone (AZO). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO), today, announced its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $1.5 billion of the Company's common stock in connection with its ongoing share repurchase program. Since the inception of the repurchase program in 1998, and including the above amount, AutoZone's Board of Directors has authorized $40.7 billion in share repurchases.

Many things can drive a stock's price higher, fewer that can do it sustainably, and cash flow and capital return top the list. Capital return, in this case, share buybacks, can provide significant leverage for investors, but there is a catch.

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

AZO's Q4 earnings fall short of estimates, but sales rise year over year with strong same-store gains and new store openings.

AutoZone (AZO) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

STZ, CIADY and AZO have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on September 29, 2025.

AutoZone (AZO 1.50%) stirred some investor nerves recently after its latest earnings report, but the fundamentals still offer promising reasons to pay attention.