2,903 Shares in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Purchased by Vista Investment Partners II LLC

Vista Investment Partners II LLC acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,903 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,442,000. O’Reilly Automotive makes up about 2.0% of Vista Investment Partners II LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,580 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $21,396,000 after acquiring an additional 3,193 shares in the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,027 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $40,349,000 after acquiring an additional 6,418 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings 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 purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at about $365,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 824.6% in 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets increased 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. Wedbush increased their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

NASDAQ ORLY opened at $1,319.01 on Monday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $947.49 and a fifty-two week high of $1,389.05. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,277.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,218.60. The stock has a market cap of $75.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 833 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,300.00, for a total value of $1,082,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 760 shares in the company, valued at $988,000. This trade represents a 52.29 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Gregory L. Henslee sold 3,073 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chairman now 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.