On June 27, AutoZone rose 3.23% in regular trading, trading at approximately $3,158.72 per share, with turnover of $1.041 billion. The stock gained momentum as the market continued to digest the company's recently announced $1.5 billion share repurchase authorization.

On June 16, AutoZone's Board of Directors authorized an additional $1.5 billion in common stock repurchases under its existing buyback program, signaling management's strong confidence in the company's intrinsic value. The aggressive capital return initiative comes on the heels of a solid fiscal Q3 performance reported on May 26, in which EPS of $38.07 beat the consensus estimate of $36.21 by approximately 5.5%, while net sales rose 8.4% year-over-year to $4.84 billion and same-store sales grew 3.9%.

Within the Automotive Retail sector, the broader group showed strength. Advance Auto Parts gained 4.97%, O'Reilly rose 3.24%, CarMax added 0.5%, and Murphy USA edged up 0.16%, while Carvana declined 2.0%.

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