AZO short interest jump by 30.33%, reflecting negative sentiment

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Autozone Inc shares valued at $1,132,500 were sold by Borninkhof K. Michelle on Oct 27 ’25. At $3775.00 per share, Borninkhof K. Michelle sold 300 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 416 shares worth approximately $1.65 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Borninkhof K. Michelle purchased 300 shares, netting a total of over 1,132,500 in proceeds.

Before that, Daniele Philip B. had sold 2,533 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $10,184,893, the President & CEO traded Autozone Inc shares for $4020.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,533 shares, worth approximately $0.22 million.

As published in a research note from Goldman on November 13, 2025, Autozone Inc [AZO] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $4262. Analysts at Erste Group downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. Earlier on May 21, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for AZO stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing AZO Stock Performance

On last trading session, Autozone Inc [NYSE: AZO] rose 0.50% to $3967.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $3938.1277, but it reached a high of $3975.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.19%. Over the course of the year, Autozone Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.02%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $4,388.11 on 09/11/25 and a 52-week low of $3,162.00 on 01/16/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Autozone Inc (AZO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 3,941.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 3,915.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 3,984.58. The next price resistance is at 4,001.21. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.27 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Autozone Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Autozone Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 89338.0 shares to 0.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.21 million shares. A jump of 30.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.22.

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In terms of Autozone Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4700 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.05% from the previous closing price of $3948.07. Analysts anticipate Autozone Inc stock to reach 4850 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4135. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked Autozone Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 02, 2025, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $4600.

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