WoodTrust Financial Corp Has $2.01 Million Stock Position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

WoodTrust Financial Corp raised its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1,400.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,275 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,790 shares during the period. WoodTrust Financial Corp’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $2,008,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 16.4% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,195 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $33,227,000 after acquiring an additional 3,272 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,238,396 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $7,504,421,000 after acquiring an additional 75,125 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 33.9% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 583,812 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $836,357,000 after acquiring an additional 147,904 shares during the period. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,063.1% during the second quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 107,892 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $9,724,000 after acquiring an additional 98,616 shares during the period. Finally, CCM Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the first quarter worth approximately $4,672,000. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Argus assumed coverage on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, O’Reilly Automotive has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.17.

Insider Activity

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Maria Sastre sold 595 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.31, for a total transaction of $60,874.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,935 shares in the company, valued at $1,630,309.85. The trade was a 3.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Carl David Wilbanks sold 88,485 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.54, for a total transaction of $9,073,251.90. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,305 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,056,674.70. This represents a 89.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 125,635 shares of company stock valued at $12,740,916 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.01% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of ORLY opened at $101.85 on Wednesday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a one year low of $76.22 and a one year high of $108.71. The company has a market cap of $86.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.91.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.78. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.15% and a negative return on equity of 181.53%. The business had revenue of $4.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $10.55 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.850-2.950 EPS. On average, analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.