AlphaQuest LLC Buys 455 Shares of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) by 355.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 583 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC's holdings in O'Reilly Automotive were worth $691,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORLY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Morgan Stanley upgraded O'Reilly Automotive from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wedbush raised their target price on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, O'Reilly Automotive currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $1,390.81.

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O'Reilly Automotive Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ORLY opened at $1,324.06 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,284.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,221.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12-month low of $947.49 and a 12-month high of $1,389.05.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.73 by $0.23. O'Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 166.88% and a net margin of 14.28%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at O'Reilly Automotive

In other O'Reilly Automotive news, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,316.17, for a total transaction of $326,410.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 971 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,278,001.07. The trade was a 20.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jason Lee Tarrant sold 1,992 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,339.10, for a total value of $2,667,487.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,872,061.80. This represents a 58.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618 over the last quarter. 1.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

O'Reilly Automotive 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.

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