FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co Has $372,000 Position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1,146.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,127 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,796 shares during the period. FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $372,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORLY. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP bought a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the second quarter valued at about $55,195,000. PKS Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,450.0% during the 2nd quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 2,175 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,437.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 1,806,331 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $162,805,000 after buying an additional 1,688,880 shares during the last quarter. Saturna Capital Corp raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,408.3% in the 2nd quarter. Saturna Capital Corp now owns 57,405 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $5,174,000 after acquiring an additional 53,599 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,410.6% in the 2nd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 32,417 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,922,000 after acquiring an additional 30,271 shares during the period. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director John Raymond Murphy sold 3,125 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.60, for a total transaction of $289,375.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,125 shares in the company, valued at $752,375. This represents a 27.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $98.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $83.31 billion, a PE ratio of 34.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $100.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.26. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a one year low of $78.30 and a one year high of $108.71.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.02. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 206.86% and a net margin of 14.23%.The firm had revenue of $4.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $11.41 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.900-3.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORLY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Monday, September 15th. Citigroup boosted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Truist Financial set a $109.00 price objective on O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, October 24th. Guggenheim lifted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $98.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $111.89.

O’Reilly Automotive Company Profile

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer and supplier of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The company provides new and remanufactured automotive hard parts and maintenance items, such as alternators, batteries, brake system components, belts, chassis parts, driveline parts, engine parts, fuel pumps, hoses, starters, temperature control, water pumps, antifreeze, appearance products, engine additives, filters, fluids, lighting products, and oil and wiper blades; and accessories, including floor mats, seat covers, and truck accessories.