Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Purchases 148,924 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1,808.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 157,161 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 148,924 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $14,167,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Adero Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.9% during the first quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 425 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $609,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 3.5% during the first quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 239 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 2.6% during the first quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 313 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 665 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $953,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 3.2% during the first quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 291 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Shari Lynne Reaves sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 12,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,331,467.06. This represents a 13.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 29,505 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,234 shares in the company, valued at $415,990.50. This represents a 87.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 125,635 shares of company stock worth $12,740,916 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.01% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ORLY opened at $102.15 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $86.67 billion, a PE ratio of 36.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.60. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $103.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.10. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.22 and a 1 year high of $108.71.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78. The firm had revenue of $4.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.54 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 181.53% and a net margin of 14.15%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $10.55 EPS. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.850-2.950 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $86.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, July 25th. Truist Financial upped their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Wednesday. Argus assumed coverage on O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.17.

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.