O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for O'Reilly Automotive's current full-year earnings is $43.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for O'Reilly Automotive's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.67 EPS.
O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.78. The company had revenue of $4.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.54 billion. O'Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 181.53% and a net margin of 14.15%. The firm's revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $10.55 EPS.
ORLY has been the topic of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on O'Reilly Automotive from $101.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Truist Financial upped their price target on O'Reilly Automotive from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Mizuho upped their price target on O'Reilly Automotive from $93.33 to $96.33 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on O'Reilly Automotive from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating and set a $86.00 price target on shares of O'Reilly Automotive in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $102.40.
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O'Reilly Automotive Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:ORLY traded down $1.72 during trading on Friday, reaching $101.88. 2,057,802 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,647,815. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $93.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $91.39. The firm has a market cap of $87.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.56. O'Reilly Automotive has a 12-month low of $73.11 and a 12-month high of $104.86.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On O'Reilly Automotive
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. HWG Holdings LP bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC raised its position in O'Reilly Automotive by 185.7% during the 1st quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 20 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in O'Reilly Automotive during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, SVP Ramon Parises Odems sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.70, for a total value of $2,720,900.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 240 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,767.20. This represents a 99.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John Raymond Murphy sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total value of $275,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,560 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $419,216. This trade represents a 39.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 69,840 shares of company stock valued at $6,629,176 in the last ninety days. 1.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
O'Reilly Automotive Company Profile
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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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