Insider Selling: O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) Director Sells 2,595 Shares of Stock

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Director John Raymond Murphy sold 2,595 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.67, for a total value of $230,098.65. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $354,680. This represents a 39.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ORLY traded up $0.30 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $92.22. 5,235,572 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,927,553. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.14, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.30. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $86.77 and a twelve month high of $108.71.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The specialty retailer reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 263.22% and a net margin of 14.30%.O’Reilly Automotive’s revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $9.35 earnings per share. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.150-3.250 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,190.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,473.8% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 69,482 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,262,000 after purchasing an additional 65,067 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 383.1% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 560,353 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $50,502,000 after purchasing an additional 444,371 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,400.0% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 390 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,357.9% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 498,745 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $44,950,000 after purchasing an additional 464,536 shares in the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ORLY shares. DA Davidson raised their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price (up from $110.00) on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial set a $108.00 target price on O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $110.00 target price on O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.25.

O’Reilly Automotive Company Profile

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.