HISTORICAL FACTS: Autozone inc - The Untold Story

While these stocks often belong to established companies with strong fundamentals and growth potential, their high prices can serve as a barrier to entry for some investors.

As AutoZone, Inc. (AZO), a prominent player in the auto parts retail industry, gears up to unveil its first quarter of fiscal 2024 earnings tomorrow. Does the stock exhibit the potential to be a solid investment candidate for your portfolio? Keep reading to find out….

Morgan Stanley analyst Simeon Gutman upgraded AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) to Overweight from Equal Weight and raised the price target to $2,420 from $2,125, suggesting an upside of 20.16%. The analyst said the stock has an attractive 3:1 bull/bear skew. Simeon is confident of AutoZone’s continuation of sales and earnings growth. The analyst said he favors…

AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) reported third-quarter FY22 sales growth of 5.9% year-on-year, to $3.87 billion, beating the consensus of $3.71 billion. EPS of $29.03 beat the analyst consensus of $26.05.  Domestic same-store sales for the quarter increased 2.6%. The gross margin decreased 54 basis points Y/Y to 51.91%. The operating margin was 20.1%, and…

Autozone Inc's (NYSE:AZO) short percent of float has risen 15.22% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 544.60 thousand shares sold short, which is 2.65% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) said its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $2.0 billion of its common stock. The company had $958 million remaining under its current share repurchase authorization at the end of the second quarter. The company held $239.4 million in cash and equivalents as of February 12, 2022. AutoZone's Board…

AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) reported second-quarter FY21 sales growth of 15.8% year-on-year, to $3.37 billion, beating the consensus of $3.17 billion. Domestic same-store sales for the quarter increased 13.8%. EPS of $22.30 beat the consensus of $17.79. The gross margin contracted 59 basis points Y/Y to 53%. The operating margin was 18.6%, and operating income for the…