O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Shares Sold by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. lowered its stake in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 24.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 414 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 133 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $491,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 229 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. Fourpath Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Fourpath Capital Management LLC now owns 2,721 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,227,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 664 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $787,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,032 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,224,000 after buying an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalina Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ORLY. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays lifted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,088.00 to $1,110.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Guggenheim boosted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,275.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,400.00 target price on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,301.82.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 1.1 %

O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $1,348.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.36, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $1,236.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,183.37. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $947.49 and a 52 week high of $1,350.27.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its earnings results 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 155.25% and a net margin of 14.52%. As a group, equities analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 40.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at O’Reilly Automotive

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total transaction of $769,041.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 5 shares in the company, valued at $6,201.95. This represents a 99.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the director now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,849. This represents a 46.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.55% 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.