AZO

AutoZoneC

NYSE / Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Bull case assumes sustained DIY strength, modest margin expansion from supply-chain normalization, and steady same-store sales leading to ~+30% price appreciation from the anchor over ~6-12 months.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Sentiment

What changed

Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -4.1.

What can break

E-commerce/price competition compressing margins and market share

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

— · Net —

AI TargetsBase $4,290.24 · Bull $5,577.31 · Bear $3,003.17

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2025-10-02 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net —

Target $3,973.86

Why

Momentum19 · Δ7d +0.4

Value54 · Δ7d +0.5

Sentiment69 · Δ7d -4.1

So what

Balanced signals. Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Setup hits not loaded

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Load setup hits

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.4

Δ21d

+4.2

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.5

Δ21d

+0.5

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-4.1

Δ21d

+1.6

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 19.4 / Value 54.1 / Sentiment 69.0

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$49.73B

Beta

0.41

Shares Out

16.33M

P/E (TTM)

22.8

P/S (TTM)

2.81

P/FCF (TTM)

29.19

Rev YoY

+8.4%

EPS YoY

+7.7%

Gross Margin

+51.8%

Op Margin

+18.4%

Net Debt

$12.29B

Current Ratio

0.89

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology