O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $1,242.13.

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORLY. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,115.00 to $1,286.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $1,275.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,204.00 to $1,290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, Roth Capital upgraded O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman David E. Oreilly sold 1,000 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,118.88, for a total value of $1,118,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 183,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $205,407,347.04. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, Chairman David E. Oreilly sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,118.88, for a total transaction of $1,118,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 183,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $205,407,347.04. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lawrence P. Oreilly sold 13,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,119.52, for a total value of $15,410,192.80. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 141,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $158,511,717.28. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,322 shares of company stock valued at $18,280,698. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 383.3% in the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

NASDAQ ORLY opened at $1,238.78 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $71.51 billion, a PE ratio of 30.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,165.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,091.11. O’Reilly Automotive has a 1-year low of $914.50 and a 1-year high of $1,252.54.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $11.41 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.53 by ($0.12). O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 155.25% and a net margin of 14.52%. The company had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $10.72 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that O’Reilly Automotive will post 40.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.