Murphy John Scott

Murphy Scott (VP, Controller) sold 2,860 shares at blended avg $4,175.70, divesting 69.7% of AZO holdings for $11.9M on 2025-09-24

Murphy John Scott, Vice President and Controller of AutoZone, executed 18 separate sales on 2025-09-24, liquidating 2,860 shares (reducing holdings from 4,103 to 1,243 shares, a -69.7% reduction) at prices ranging from $4,088.44 to $4,228.01 per share for a total of $11,942,494.08. His same-ticker history at AZO shows five prior sells (all on 2024-09-25) which each posted positive 90-day returns of 0.6–1.0%, indicating those earlier sales were poorly timed in that the stock rose after the sales—none of the five prior sells achieved negative returns that would demonstrate prescient timing of a decline. Today's stock price of $4,198.03 is -3.6% from the 52-week high and -0.2% over 30 days, placing this sale near the upper end of recent valuations. The multi-transaction structure on a single day, combined with a pattern of prior AZO sales that failed to precede downside moves, provides limited signal about forward directional conviction at this level.

VP/Controller Murphy John Scott sold 1,580 shares ($4.9M) in 5 transactions at AZO on 2024-09-25, reducing holdings 56.5% to 1,218 shares.

Murphy John Scott, serving as Vice President and Controller, executed 5 separate sales totaling 1,580 shares for $4,910,149.28 on 2024-09-25 at a blended average price of $3,107.69. This disposition reduced his holdings from 2,798 shares to 1,218 shares, representing a -56.5% reduction in his position. The sales occurred at price levels near the 52-week high of $3239.32 (current price $3196.61 is -1.3% from the 52-week high), within a context where the stock has posted 90-day gains of +7.8%. As a senior financial officer with direct oversight responsibilities, the scale and timing of this multi-tranche sale warrant investor attention to disclosure filings for any underlying strategic rationale or risk disclosures the company may subsequently provide.