TCW Group Inc. Has $118.56 Million Stock Holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

TCW Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 102,948 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,918 shares during the quarter. O’Reilly Automotive accounts for about 1.0% of TCW Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. TCW Group Inc. owned about 0.18% of O’Reilly Automotive worth $118,555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 572 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $659,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 6.1% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,316 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,523,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,479,166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,700,513,000 after acquiring an additional 24,135 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 14.7% in the third quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,175 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,353,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brophy Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the third quarter worth about $441,000. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 0.9 %

NASDAQ ORLY opened at $1,266.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $1,204.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,120.87. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $914.50 and a 1 year high of $1,273.59.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $11.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.53 by ($0.12). O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 155.25% and a net margin of 14.52%. The firm had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $10.72 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 40.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ORLY. Evercore ISI increased their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,125.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,250.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,115.00 to $1,286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,248.06.

Insider Buying and Selling at O’Reilly Automotive

In other news, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total value of $769,041.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 5 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,201.95. This represents a 99.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total transaction of $734,442.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,849. The trade was a 46.15 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.18% of the company’s stock.

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.