What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for ORLY Q2 Earnings?

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note issued on Friday, April 25th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $11.60 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $1,600.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for O’Reilly Automotive’s current full-year earnings is $43.94 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for O’Reilly Automotive’s FY2025 earnings at $43.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $47.94 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on ORLY. Mizuho raised their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,445.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,535.00 to $1,580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Wedbush upped their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,414.56.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ ORLY opened at $1,399.23 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $80.09 billion, a PE ratio of 34.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.79. O’Reilly Automotive has a twelve month low of $947.49 and a twelve month high of $1,458.37. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,362.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,279.80.

Shares of O’Reilly Automotive are set to split on the morning of Tuesday, June 10th. The 15-1 split was announced on Thursday, March 13th. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, June 9th.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $9.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.84 by ($0.49). The firm had revenue of $4.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.18 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.28% and a negative return on equity of 166.88%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $9.20 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On O’Reilly Automotive

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HWG Holdings LP bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 185.7% during the first quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 20 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 833 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,300.00, for a total transaction of $1,082,900.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 760 shares in the company, valued at approximately $988,000. This represents a 52.29 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,316.17, for a total transaction of $326,410.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,278,001.07. This represents a 20.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,894 shares of company stock valued at $10,409,618. Company insiders own 1.01% of the company’s stock.

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.