O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY Shares Purchased by Seeds Investor LLC

Seeds Investor LLC grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1,119.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,916 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,513 shares during the period. Seeds Investor LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $443,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,404.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,834,967 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $7,105,396,000 after buying an additional 73,596,571 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,443.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,679,108 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,130,866,000 after acquiring an additional 22,144,563 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,317.8% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 17,651,104 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,590,894,000 after acquiring an additional 16,406,181 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,820.9% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 14,116,976 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,272,363,000 after purchasing an additional 13,382,074 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,467.8% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,152,716 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $824,934,000 after purchasing an additional 8,568,904 shares during the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $115.00 target price on O’Reilly Automotive and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $121.00 target price on O’Reilly Automotive and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Argus initiated coverage on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $111.89.

Insider Transactions at O’Reilly Automotive

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director John Raymond Murphy sold 3,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.60, for a total transaction of $289,375.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,125 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $752,375. This trade represents a 27.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $99.01 on Friday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.30 and a 1-year high of $108.71. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $100.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.27. The company has a market capitalization of $83.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.30, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.57.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.02. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 206.86% and a net margin of 14.23%.The company had revenue of $4.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.69 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $11.41 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.900-3.000 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share 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.