National Pension Service Purchases 43,770 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

National Pension Service lifted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,279,184 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,770 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.28% of O’Reilly Automotive worth $209,890,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,190.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $319,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,473.8% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 69,482 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,262,000 after buying an additional 65,067 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 383.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 560,353 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $50,502,000 after buying an additional 444,371 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas raised its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,400.0% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 390 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,357.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 498,745 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $44,950,000 after acquiring an additional 464,536 shares during the period. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price objective on O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $100.00 target price on O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.24.

Insider Buying and Selling at O’Reilly Automotive

In other news, Director Thomas Hendrickson sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.83, for a total transaction of $87,830.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,640,225.25. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Christopher Mancini sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $279,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,577. This represents a 94.07% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,000 shares of company stock worth $550,530. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of ORLY stock opened at $85.51 on Friday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $82.59 and a 52 week high of $108.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.17 billion, a PE ratio of 27.23, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $88.63 and its 200-day moving average is $90.37.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86. The business had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 232.45% and a net margin of 14.27%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.78 earnings per share. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.300 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

O’Reilly Automotive Company Profile

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies and accessories. The company serves do-it-yourself customers, professional service technicians and commercial garages, offering products for maintaining and repairing cars, trucks and other vehicles.

Its merchandise includes replacement parts such as brakes, filters, belts, batteries and ignition components, as well as shop equipment, tools, fluids, lighting and appearance products. O’Reilly also provides services such as parts lookup, battery testing and installation, loaner tool programs, used-oil recycling and commercial delivery to professional customers.