Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Buys 70 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 7.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,016 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $1,337,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the third quarter worth $32,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in O’Reilly Automotive during the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in O’Reilly Automotive during the third quarter worth $41,000. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on ORLY shares. Mizuho raised their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,305.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Guggenheim boosted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley upgraded O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,390.81.

Insider Buying and Selling at O’Reilly Automotive

In related news, EVP Jason Lee Tarrant sold 1,992 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,339.10, for a total value of $2,667,487.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,398 shares in the company, valued at $1,872,061.80. This represents a 58.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total value of $662,500.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $364,375. This represents a 64.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock valued at $10,409,618 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of ORLY opened at $1,375.99 on Tuesday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $947.49 and a 1 year high of $1,386.36. The firm has a market cap of $79.44 billion, a PE ratio of 33.84, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,267.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,212.68.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.73 by $0.23. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 166.88% and a net margin of 14.28%. Sell-side analysts anticipate 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, 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.