Analysts Offer Predictions for ORLY Q2 Earnings

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a report released on Friday, April 25th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $11.60 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $1,600.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for O'Reilly Automotive's current full-year earnings is $43.94 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for O'Reilly Automotive's FY2025 earnings at $43.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $47.94 EPS.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $9.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $9.84 by ($0.49). The firm had revenue of $4.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.18 billion. O'Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 166.88% and a net margin of 14.28%.

ORLY has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of O'Reilly Automotive from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a report on Thursday. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wedbush upped their target price on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $1,412.06.

O'Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of O'Reilly Automotive stock opened at $1,347.00 on Monday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $1,358.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,277.69. The company has a market capitalization of $77.10 billion, a PE ratio of 33.13, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.79. O'Reilly Automotive has a 12 month low of $947.49 and a 12 month high of $1,458.37.

O'Reilly Automotive shares are going to split on the morning of Tuesday, June 10th. The 15-1 split was announced on Thursday, March 13th. The newly minted shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, June 9th.

Institutional Trading of O'Reilly Automotive

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ORLY. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC grew its stake in O'Reilly Automotive by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 64 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of O'Reilly Automotive by 4.0% in the first quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 210 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Adero Partners LLC grew its position in shares of O'Reilly Automotive by 1.9% in the first quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 425 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $609,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive by 3.5% during the first quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 239 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 215 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Jason Lee Tarrant sold 1,992 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,339.10, for a total value of $2,667,487.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,872,061.80. This trade represents a 58.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of O'Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,316.17, for a total value of $326,410.16. Following the transaction, the director now owns 971 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,278,001.07. This represents a 20.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 7,894 shares of company stock valued at $10,409,618 in the last 90 days. 1.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.

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