O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) will likely be issuing its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $9.84 per share and revenue of $4.18 billion for the quarter. O'Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 42.600-43.100 EPS.Individual that wish to register for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, analysts expect O'Reilly Automotive to post $44 EPS for the current fiscal year and $49 EPS for the next fiscal year.

O'Reilly Automotive Trading Up 1.9 %

NASDAQ ORLY traded up $26.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $1,390.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 428,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 377,752. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.21, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.79. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $1,352.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,267.35. O'Reilly Automotive has a twelve month low of $947.49 and a twelve month high of $1,458.37.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other O'Reilly Automotive news, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 833 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,300.00, for a total transaction of $1,082,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 760 shares of the company's stock, valued at $988,000. This represents a 52.29 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Jason Lee Tarrant sold 1,992 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,339.10, for a total transaction of $2,667,487.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,872,061.80. This trade represents a 58.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618 in the last 90 days. 1.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ORLY. Mizuho raised their target price on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,305.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,425.00 to $1,550.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on O'Reilly Automotive from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock 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 assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,398.63.

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.