Arlington Trust Co LLC Has $889,000 Position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 750 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $889,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 383.3% during the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

ORLY opened at $1,316.75 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $76.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.38, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,242.12 and a 200 day moving average of $1,188.31. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $947.49 and a fifty-two week high of $1,350.27.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.73 by $0.23. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.28% and a negative return on equity of 166.88%. Equities research analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 44.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at O’Reilly Automotive

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total transaction of $734,442.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 700 shares in the company, valued at $856,849. This trade represents a 46.15 % 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 link. Also, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total transaction of $769,041.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,201.95. This represents a 99.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,290.00 to $1,313.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, O’Reilly Automotive has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,387.69.

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.