O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Shares Acquired by Threadgill Financial LLC

Threadgill Financial LLC increased its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 27.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,060 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the period. O’Reilly Automotive makes up about 0.7% of Threadgill Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Threadgill Financial LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $1,257,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 73.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,725,316 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,986,874,000 after purchasing an additional 728,040 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,479,166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,700,513,000 after buying an additional 24,135 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 99,957.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 854,487 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $984,027,000 after buying an additional 853,633 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake 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 worth $692,816,000 after acquiring an additional 133,139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 496,779 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $524,629,000 after acquiring an additional 24,767 shares in the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at O’Reilly Automotive

In other news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 5 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,201.95. This represents a 99.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ORLY. TD Cowen increased their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,300.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,125.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $1,400.00 target price for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,270.69.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.7 %

ORLY stock opened at $1,197.60 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $69.14 billion, a PE ratio of 29.63, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.94. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $935.75 and a 1 year high of $1,283.96. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,222.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,156.73.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $11.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.53 by ($0.12). O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 155.25% and a net margin of 14.52%. The company had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.42 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $10.72 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 40.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.