Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Has $5.06 Million Holdings in O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC cut its position in O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,321 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 838 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in O'Reilly Automotive were worth $5,055,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ORLY. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of O'Reilly Automotive by 38.6% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,932 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $18,937,000 after acquiring an additional 5,556 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 62,343 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $58,834,000 after purchasing an additional 3,132 shares during the last quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 4th quarter valued at about $396,000. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in O'Reilly Automotive by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,304 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,239,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ORLY. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,003.00 to $1,078.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $1,100.00 target price on shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,022.00 to $1,170.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of O'Reilly Automotive from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of O'Reilly Automotive from $1,234.00 to $1,212.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,123.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other O'Reilly Automotive news, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 6,032 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,015.00, for a total value of $6,122,480.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 716 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $726,740. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In related news, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 6,032 shares of O'Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,015.00, for a total transaction of $6,122,480.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 716 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $726,740. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Doug D. Bragg sold 1,218 shares of O'Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,063.54, for a total transaction of $1,295,391.72. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,533 shares in the company, valued at $5,884,566.82. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 26,300 shares of company stock valued at $27,524,597. 1.18% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

O'Reilly Automotive Price Performance

ORLY stock traded down $5.98 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $1,006.77. The stock had a trading volume of 587,739 shares, compared to its average volume of 377,739. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.29 billion, a PE ratio of 25.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.90. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,086.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,025.17. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $860.10 and a fifty-two week high of $1,169.11.

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The specialty retailer reported $9.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $9.18 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $3.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.99 billion. O'Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.78% and a negative return on equity of 145.86%. O'Reilly Automotive's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $8.28 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 41.93 EPS 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.

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