O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Shares Purchased by L.M. Kohn & Company

L.M. Kohn & Company lifted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 654 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $753,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 243.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,405 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $18,519,000 after buying an additional 11,635 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 1,953 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,205,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 17,378 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $19,664,000 after acquiring an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 456 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $515,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 22.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 629 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of ORLY stock opened at $1,243.22 on Friday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $914.50 and a twelve month high of $1,255.30. The stock has a market cap of $71.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.76, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $1,191.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,108.83.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $11.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.53 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $4.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.42 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.52% and a negative return on equity of 155.25%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $10.72 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 40.85 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total value of $734,442.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,849. This represents a 46.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total transaction of $769,041.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 5 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,201.95. This trade represents a 99.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $1,337.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays boosted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $986.00 to $1,088.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,125.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,300.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,204.00 to $1,290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,242.13.

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.