Hartline Investment Corp Sells 6,108 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

Hartline Investment Corp decreased its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 22.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,607 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 6,108 shares during the quarter. Hartline Investment Corp’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $1,880,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,730,143 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $7,272,186,000 after acquiring an additional 458,613 shares in the last quarter. Akre Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 989.3% in the second quarter. Akre Capital Management LLC now owns 9,410,714 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $848,188,000 after buying an additional 8,546,804 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,003,704 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $730,018,000 after buying an additional 89,179 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 21.7% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 7,241,385 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $780,694,000 after buying an additional 1,290,579 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 5.0% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,675,675 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $611,895,000 after buying an additional 270,212 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial set a $108.00 price objective on O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 price objective (up from $115.00) on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $110.00 price objective on O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, SVP Philip M. Hopper sold 3,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total transaction of $350,020.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $462,404.80. This represents a 43.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Robert Allen Dumas sold 84,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.60, for a total value of $7,833,960.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,782 shares in the company, valued at $165,013.20. The trade was a 97.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 104,530 shares of company stock valued at $9,709,404 over the last 90 days. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $91.74 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.98, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.58. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52-week low of $86.77 and a 52-week high of $108.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $91.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.24.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The specialty retailer reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 263.22% and a net margin of 14.30%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $9.35 EPS. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.150-3.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 3.24 EPS for the current year.

About O’Reilly Automotive

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is a leading retailer and distributor in the automotive aftermarket, supplying parts, tools, supplies and accessories for both professional service providers and do?it?yourself (DIY) customers. The company’s product assortment covers replacement parts, maintenance items, performance parts, collision components and shop equipment, complemented by diagnostic tools, batteries, chemicals and consumables. O’Reilly serves customers through company-operated retail stores, commercial sales programs for repair shops and maintenance fleets, and digital channels that support parts lookup, ordering and fulfillment.

The company operates a broad supply chain that includes regional distribution centers to support rapid replenishment of store inventory and commercial deliveries.