Versor Investments LP Takes Position in O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 697 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $827,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,580 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $21,396,000 after acquiring an additional 3,193 shares in the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,027 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $40,349,000 after acquiring an additional 6,418 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,597 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $22,568,000 after acquiring an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at about $365,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 824.6% in the 4th quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 3,606 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $4,276,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216 shares in the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on ORLY. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays lifted their price target 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. BMO Capital Markets lifted 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 lifted their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of 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. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O'Reilly Automotive Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of ORLY traded up $2.35 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $1,375.99. 455,220 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 339,181. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $947.49 and a 1 year high of $1,386.36. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,267.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,212.68. The company has a market cap of $79.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.94.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other O'Reilly Automotive news, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,316.17, for a total value of $326,410.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 971 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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 available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 833 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was 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 directly owns 760 shares of the company's stock, valued at $988,000. This represents a 52.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company's stock.

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.