O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY Shares Bought by GF Fund Management CO. LTD.

GF Fund Management CO. LTD. raised its stake in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 4.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 178,050 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,798 shares during the quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD.’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $16,240,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,271,530 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $8,546,264,000 after purchasing an additional 436,563 shares during the last quarter. Akre Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 989.3% during the 2nd quarter. Akre Capital Management LLC now owns 9,410,714 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $848,188,000 after acquiring an additional 8,546,804 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,003,704 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $730,018,000 after acquiring an additional 89,179 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 21.7% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 7,241,385 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $780,694,000 after acquiring an additional 1,290,579 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,675,675 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $611,895,000 after acquiring an additional 270,212 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on ORLY. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $109.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group set a $114.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, February 6th. Mizuho set a $105.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.26.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $93.71 on Friday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12-month low of $86.77 and a 12-month high of $108.71. The company has a market capitalization of $78.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $92.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $95.58.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The specialty retailer reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.01). O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 239.04% and a net margin of 14.27%.The firm had revenue of $4.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.39 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $9.50 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.200 EPS. Analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

O’Reilly Automotive Company Profile

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is a leading retailer and distributor in the automotive aftermarket, supplying parts, tools, supplies and accessories for both professional service providers and do‑it‑yourself (DIY) customers. The company’s product assortment covers replacement parts, maintenance items, performance parts, collision components and shop equipment, complemented by diagnostic tools, batteries, chemicals and consumables. O’Reilly serves customers through company-operated retail stores, commercial sales programs for repair shops and maintenance fleets, and digital channels that support parts lookup, ordering and fulfillment.

The company operates a broad supply chain that includes regional distribution centers to support rapid replenishment of store inventory and commercial deliveries.