Values First Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Values First Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 6.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 602 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 39 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $693,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 383.3% in the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO grew its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 325.0% during the 1st quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO now owns 34 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 1st quarter valued at $43,000. Kings Path Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ORLY shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,250.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,337.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,124.00 to $1,115.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,100.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Roth Capital upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,209.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Christopher Andrew Mancini sold 1,557 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,125.00, for a total transaction of $1,751,625.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Lawrence P. Oreilly sold 13,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,119.52, for a total transaction of $15,410,192.80. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 141,589 shares in the company, valued at $158,511,717.28. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Christopher Andrew Mancini sold 1,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,125.00, for a total transaction of $1,751,625.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 50,411 shares of company stock valued at $56,846,062 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ORLY opened at $1,199.77 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $69.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $1,147.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,080.64. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12 month low of $860.10 and a 12 month high of $1,221.18.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $11.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.53 by ($0.12). O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.57% and a negative return on equity of 146.57%. The firm had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $10.72 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 41.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.