PFW Advisors LLC Has $250,000 Position in O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

Key Points

• PFW Advisors LLC significantly increased its stake in O'Reilly Automotive by 1,400.0% in the second quarter, owning 2,775 shares valued at $250,000.
• O'Reilly Automotive reported a 5.9% year-over-year revenue increase with quarterly earnings of $0.78 EPS, matching analysts' expectations.
• Several brokerages have raised their price targets for O'Reilly Automotive, with new target prices reaching up to $125.00 from TD Cowen, indicating strong market confidence.

PFW Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) by 1,400.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,775 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 2,590 shares during the period. PFW Advisors LLC's holdings in O'Reilly Automotive were worth $250,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORLY. Pines Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of O'Reilly Automotive in the second quarter worth $256,000. Sapient Capital LLC grew its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 1,378.3% during the second quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 420,797 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $37,926,000 after acquiring an additional 392,333 shares during the period. Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 1,400.0% during the second quarter. Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC now owns 4,560 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $411,000 after acquiring an additional 4,256 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC grew its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 760.1% during the second quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 36,909 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $3,327,000 after acquiring an additional 32,618 shares during the period. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 1,320.3% during the second quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 98,001 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $8,833,000 after acquiring an additional 91,101 shares during the period. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

O'Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of ORLY stock traded up $0.24 during trading on Friday, reaching $103.93. The company had a trading volume of 10,047,562 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,517,893. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $101.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.43. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a one year low of $73.33 and a one year high of $108.42. The company has a market capitalization of $88.18 billion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.60.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting 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 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts forecast that O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORLY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on O'Reilly Automotive from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on O'Reilly Automotive from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on O'Reilly Automotive from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating and set a $86.00 price objective on shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, O'Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $107.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Shari Lynne Reaves sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.81, for a total transaction of $207,620.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,331,467.06. The trade was a 13.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 29,505 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.25, for a total value of $2,898,866.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $415,990.50. This represents a 87.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 125,635 shares of company stock valued at $12,740,916. Corporate insiders own 1.01% 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.