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

Vista Investment Partners II LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm 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 holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 8.5% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 1,863 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,145,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 654 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 215 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalina Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORLY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price 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. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays lifted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley raised O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.9 %

O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $1,319.01 on Monday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12-month low of $947.49 and a 12-month high of $1,389.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1,277.95 and a 200 day moving average of $1,218.60.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced 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 net margin of 14.28% and a negative return on equity of 166.88%. On average, analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 248 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,311.23, for a total transaction of $325,185.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 452 shares in the company, valued at approximately $592,675.96. This trade represents a 35.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jason Lee Tarrant sold 1,992 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,872,061.80. This represents a 58.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive 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.