Vanguard Group Inc. Has $622.13 Million Stock Holdings in Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. $OLLI

Key Points

• Vanguard trimmed its stake in Ollie's by 1.4% in Q4, selling 78,307 shares and now holds 5,675,860 shares — about 9.25% of the company valued at roughly $622.13 million.
• Wall Street is broadly positive: 13 analysts rate OLLI a Buy vs. 3 Holds, with an average price target of $140.50, amid recent mixed moves including JPMorgan trimming its target to $152 and upgrades from Wells Fargo and Jefferies.
• Insiders have been sellers recently — Chairman John W. Swygert sold 5,231 shares under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan and insiders sold 13,585 shares over the last three months — while the company slightly beat quarterly EPS and set FY2026 guidance of 4.40–4.50 EPS (consensus ~4.48).

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OLLI - Free Report) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,675,860 shares of the company's stock after selling 78,307 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 9.25% of Ollie's Bargain Outlet worth $622,131,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet in the fourth quarter worth $245,000. Peregrine Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 120,733 shares of the company's stock worth $13,234,000 after acquiring an additional 21,138 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 12,547 shares of the company's stock worth $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,619 shares of the company's stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,004 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet in the fourth quarter worth $265,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet in a research note on Monday, March 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet from $163.00 to $152.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $140.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Chairman John W. Swygert sold 5,231 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.09, for a total value of $481,722.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 48,200 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,438,738. This trade represents a 9.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 13,585 shares of company stock valued at $1,275,398 over the last three months. 0.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Price Performance

Shares of OLLI stock opened at $85.61 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.48. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $84.29 and a one year high of $141.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $97.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.05.

Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $779.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $783.72 million. Ollie's Bargain Outlet had a return on equity of 13.18% and a net margin of 9.08%.Ollie's Bargain Outlet's quarterly revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.19 earnings per share. Ollie's Bargain Outlet has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.500 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. will post 4.48 EPS for the current year.

About Ollie's Bargain Outlet

Ollie's Bargain Outlet is an American discount retailer specializing in closeout merchandise and surplus inventory across a broad range of categories. The company operates a no-frills retail format that offers branded and private-label products at significant markdowns. Its merchandise mix typically includes housewares, electronics, health and beauty items, food products, beauty supplies, books, toys, and seasonal goods.

Founded in 1982 by Oliver E. “Ollie” Rosenberg, the company is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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