AutoZone Valuation

Is 0HJL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0HJL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0HJL ($3247.79) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($4020.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0HJL is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0HJL?

Key metric: As 0HJL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0HJL. This is calculated by dividing 0HJL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0HJL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.7x
EarningsUS$2.63b
Market CapUS$54.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0HJL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0HJL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11x
LOOK Lookers
7.9x-1.8%UK£503.2m
HFD Halfords Group
11.3x15.9%UK£291.6m
VTU Vertu Motors
10.2xn/aUK£195.5m
NXT NEXT
14.4x2.6%UK£11.6b
0HJL AutoZone
20.7x4.5%US$54.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0HJL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x) compared to the peer average (12x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0HJL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Specialty Retail Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WRKS TheWorks.co.uk
1.9xn/aUS$15.31m
No more companies available in this PE range
0HJL 20.7xIndustry Avg. 14.2xNo. of Companies4PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0HJL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x) compared to the UK Specialty Retail industry average (14.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0HJL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0HJL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.7x
Fair PE Ratio20.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0HJL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0HJL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$3,247.79
US$3,610.22
+11.2%
8.5%US$3,950.00US$2,750.00n/a23
Dec ’25US$3,169.54
US$3,288.55
+3.8%
8.3%US$3,634.00US$2,600.00n/a24
Nov ’25US$3,007.95
US$3,288.13
+9.3%
8.3%US$3,634.00US$2,600.00n/a24
Oct ’25US$3,170.03
US$3,258.01
+2.8%
7.8%US$3,500.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Sep ’25US$3,161.35
US$3,221.36
+1.9%
8.3%US$3,787.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Aug ’25US$3,121.09
US$3,198.01
+2.5%
7.4%US$3,450.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Jul ’25US$2,835.40
US$3,194.75
+12.7%
7.4%US$3,450.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Jun ’25US$2,758.56
US$3,190.40
+15.7%
7.4%US$3,450.00US$2,550.00n/a23
May ’25US$2,947.51
US$3,268.59
+10.9%
8.3%US$3,600.00US$2,480.00n/a24
Apr ’25US$3,166.28
US$3,243.23
+2.4%
8.3%US$3,600.00US$2,480.00n/a24
Mar ’25US$3,026.35
US$3,169.59
+4.7%
8.4%US$3,556.00US$2,480.00n/a23
Feb ’25US$2,782.02
US$2,936.32
+5.5%
7.6%US$3,215.00US$2,120.00n/a24
Jan ’25US$2,578.59
US$2,912.63
+13.0%
7.9%US$3,215.00US$2,120.00n/a24
Dec ’24US$2,631.81
US$2,821.89
+7.2%
8.3%US$3,215.00US$2,070.00US$3,169.5423
Nov ’24US$2,488.17
US$2,811.46
+13.0%
8.3%US$3,215.00US$2,070.00US$3,007.9523
Oct ’24US$2,560.18
US$2,814.00
+9.9%
8.2%US$3,215.00US$2,070.00US$3,170.0322
Sep ’24US$2,525.00
US$2,752.45
+9.0%
7.9%US$3,020.00US$2,070.00US$3,161.3522
Aug ’24US$2,477.44
US$2,752.78
+11.1%
7.7%US$3,020.00US$2,070.00US$3,121.0923
Jul ’24US$2,495.55
US$2,753.65
+10.3%
7.7%US$3,020.00US$2,070.00US$2,835.4023
Jun ’24US$2,401.68
US$2,752.83
+14.6%
7.7%US$3,020.00US$2,050.00US$2,758.5623
May ’24US$2,660.57
US$2,695.74
+1.3%
9.2%US$2,899.00US$1,890.00US$2,947.5123
Apr ’24US$2,431.15
US$2,670.17
+9.8%
9.6%US$2,899.00US$1,890.00US$3,166.2823
Mar ’24US$2,445.93
US$2,664.96
+9.0%
9.6%US$2,899.00US$1,890.00US$3,026.3523
Feb ’24US$2,476.86
US$2,597.00
+4.9%
9.8%US$2,850.00US$1,850.00US$2,782.0222
Jan ’24US$2,464.62
US$2,577.81
+4.6%
10.4%US$2,850.00US$1,850.00US$2,578.5921
Dec ’23US$2,540.01
US$2,452.70
-3.4%
11.4%US$2,850.00US$1,850.00US$2,631.8120

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 12:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/23
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

Data Sources

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  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

AutoZone, Inc. is covered by 58 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Bret JordanAvondale Partners
Craig KennisonBaird