Achmea Investment Management B.V. Acquires 288 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,627 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $7,858,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Annex Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 23.2% in the fourth quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,027 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $40,349,000 after buying an additional 6,418 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,597 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $22,568,000 after acquiring an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at $365,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 824.6% during the 4th quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 3,606 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $4,276,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 6.9% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 27,907 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,138,000 after acquiring an additional 1,811 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at O’Reilly Automotive

In related news, Chairman Gregory L. Henslee sold 3,073 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,315.15, for a total value of $4,041,455.95. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 11,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,988,764.55. The trade was a 21.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 248 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,311.23, for a total transaction of $325,185.04. Following the transaction, the director now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $592,675.96. The trade was a 35.43 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock valued at $10,409,618. 1.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on ORLY. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wedbush upped their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group raised their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,535.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

NASDAQ ORLY opened at $1,289.49 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1,288.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,222.68. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $947.49 and a 1 year high of $1,389.05. The firm has a market cap of $73.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.71, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 EPS 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%. On average, research analysts anticipate that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.