GoalVest Advisory LLC Acquires 589 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 58,900.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 590 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 589 shares during the period. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $53,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 2.6% during the first quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 313 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 665 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $953,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 3.2% during the first quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 291 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 395 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $566,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Down 1.5%

NASDAQ ORLY opened at $95.79 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $81.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.18, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.60. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $76.22 and a twelve month high of $108.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.76.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $4.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.69 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 206.86% and a net margin of 14.23%.O’Reilly Automotive’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $11.41 earnings per share. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.900-3.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Maria Sastre sold 595 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.31, for a total transaction of $60,874.45. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,935 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,630,309.85. This trade represents a 3.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Shari Lynne Reaves sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.81, for a total value of $207,620.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,331,467.06. The trade was a 13.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 91,080 shares of company stock worth $9,341,746. Company insiders own 1.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho set a $112.00 price target on O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Citigroup increased 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. Barclays set a $91.00 price target on O’Reilly Automotive and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $110.00 price target on O’Reilly Automotive and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.28.

About O’Reilly Automotive

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.