O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Competitors

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor AZO or ORLY?

In the previous week, AutoZone had 12 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for AutoZone and 9 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. O'Reilly Automotive's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat AutoZone's score of 0.54 indicating that O'Reilly Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AutoZone	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
O'Reilly Automotive	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AZO or ORLY?

92.7% of AutoZone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of AutoZone shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AZO or ORLY more profitable?

O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.28% compared to AutoZone's net margin of 14.18%. AutoZone's return on equity of -53.89% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AutoZone	14.18%	-53.89%	15.03%
O'Reilly Automotive	14.28%	-166.88%	16.62%

Which has more risk & volatility, AZO or ORLY?

AutoZone has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AZO or ORLY?

AutoZone has higher revenue and earnings than O'Reilly Automotive. O'Reilly Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoZone, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AutoZone	$18.90B	3.29	$2.66B	$147.75	25.10
O'Reilly Automotive	$16.87B	0.31	$2.39B	$40.81	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AZO or ORLY?

AutoZone received 28 more outperform votes than O'Reilly Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.10% of users gave AutoZone an outperform vote while only 67.08% of users gave O'Reilly Automotive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AutoZone	Outperform Votes 839 68.10%	Underperform Votes 393 31.90%
O'Reilly Automotive	Outperform Votes 811 67.08%	Underperform Votes 398 32.92%

Do analysts recommend AZO or ORLY?

AutoZone presently has a consensus target price of $4,072.24, indicating a potential upside of 9.83%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus target price of $94.30, indicating a potential upside of 2.83%. Given AutoZone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AutoZone is more favorable than O'Reilly Automotive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AutoZone	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04
O'Reilly Automotive	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

AutoZone beats O'Reilly Automotive on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.