Childress Capital Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 5.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 229 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $272,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 73.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,725,316 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,986,874,000 after buying an additional 728,040 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,479,166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,700,513,000 after acquiring an additional 24,135 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 99,957.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 854,487 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $984,027,000 after acquiring an additional 853,633 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 601,612 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $692,816,000 after acquiring an additional 133,139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 10,626.8% during the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 487,212 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,393,000 after purchasing an additional 482,670 shares in the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORLY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $1,275.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,088.00 to $1,110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. BNP Paribas raised O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,115.00 to $1,286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $1,301.82.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 1.7 %

O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $1,316.06 on Tuesday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1-year low of $947.49 and a 1-year high of $1,318.00. The firm has a market cap of $75.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,233.49 and a 200-day moving average of $1,179.29.

Insider Transactions at O’Reilly Automotive

In other news, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total value of $769,041.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares in the company, valued at $6,201.95. This trade represents a 99.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total value of $734,442.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 700 shares in the company, valued at approximately $856,849. The trade was a 46.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.18% of the company’s stock.

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.