Roth Capital Cuts Earnings Estimates for O’Reilly Automotive

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for O’Reilly Automotive in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $9.89 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $10.65. Roth Capital currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for O’Reilly Automotive’s current full-year earnings is $44.16 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for O’Reilly Automotive’s FY2025 earnings at $43.08 EPS.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last issued its earnings results 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%.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on ORLY. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of 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. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

NASDAQ ORLY opened at $1,323.94 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1,243.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,190.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94. O’Reilly Automotive has a fifty-two week low of $947.49 and a fifty-two week high of $1,350.27.

Insider Activity

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total transaction of $734,442.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 700 shares in the company, valued at $856,849. The trade was a 46.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total transaction of $769,041.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares in the company, valued at $6,201.95. The trade was a 99.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of O’Reilly Automotive

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Assetmark Inc. grew its position 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 buying an additional 3,193 shares during the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 6,418 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 4.7% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,597 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $22,568,000 after purchasing an additional 882 shares during the last quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the fourth quarter worth about $365,000. Finally, Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at about $19,786,000. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About O’Reilly Automotive

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.