Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC Has $25.10 Million Holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC cut its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,165 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 152 shares during the quarter. O’Reilly Automotive accounts for about 2.8% of Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $25,097,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORLY. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive during the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ORLY shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target 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. Barclays raised their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Mizuho lifted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,305.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $1,390.81.

Insider Transactions at O’Reilly Automotive

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total value of $662,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $364,375. This trade represents a 64.52 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 248 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,311.23, for a total value of $325,185.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $592,675.96. The trade was a 35.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of ORLY stock opened at $1,319.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $75.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,277.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,217.40. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $947.49 and a twelve month high of $1,389.05.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.73 by $0.23. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.28% and a negative return on equity of 166.88%. On average, analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 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.