O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) SVP Sells $662,500.00 in Stock

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $364,375. The trade was a 64.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

O'Reilly Automotive Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of O'Reilly Automotive stock traded down $16.88 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $1,318.80. 344,553 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 330,373. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $947.49 and a twelve month high of $1,350.27. The company has a market cap of $76.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.43, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,249.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,196.49.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 44.16 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of O'Reilly Automotive

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new stake in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of O'Reilly Automotive during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in O'Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in O'Reilly Automotive during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on ORLY. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,305.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on 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. TD Cowen lifted their target price on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,300.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Wedbush raised their price objective on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded O'Reilly Automotive to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O'Reilly Automotive Company 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.