O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY Stock Holdings Trimmed by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

Key Points

• Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec has significantly reduced its stake in O'Reilly Automotive by 80.6%, leaving it with 3,385 shares valued at approximately $4.85 million after selling 14,041 shares.
• Several institutional investors have increased their holdings in O'Reilly Automotive, including Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, which raised its stake by 16.4%, and Vanguard Group, up by 1.5%, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.
• O'Reilly Automotive's recent quarterly earnings met expectations, reporting $0.78 earnings per share with revenue of $4.53 billion, and analysts have set a consensus target price of $104.40 for the stock.

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec reduced its position in O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) by 80.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,385 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 14,041 shares during the quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec's holdings in O'Reilly Automotive were worth $4,849,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORLY. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC raised its holdings in shares of O'Reilly Automotive by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 64 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the period. Marcum Wealth LLC increased its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 210 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Adero Partners LLC raised its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 1.9% in the first quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 425 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $609,000 after buying an additional 8 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 3.5% in the first quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 239 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 8 shares during the period. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 2.6% during the first quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 313 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $448,000 after buying an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at O'Reilly Automotive

In other O'Reilly Automotive news, Director Maria Sastre sold 595 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.31, for a total value of $60,874.45. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,935 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,630,309.85. This trade represents a 3.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 5,050 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.07, for a total value of $500,303.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 2,876 shares of the company's stock, valued at $284,925.32. This trade represents a 63.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 125,635 shares of company stock worth $12,740,916 in the last quarter. 1.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

O'Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.3%

ORLY stock traded down $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $103.68. 2,952,643 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,305,795. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.87. The company has a market capitalization of $87.97 billion, a PE ratio of 37.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.60. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $73.11 and a twelve month high of $104.86.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.78. O'Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 181.53% and a net margin of 14.15%.The firm had revenue of $4.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $10.55 earnings per share. O'Reilly Automotive's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. O'Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.850-2.950 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORLY shares. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $86.00 price objective on shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $98.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, O'Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $104.40.

O'Reilly Automotive 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.