First National Trust Co Grows Position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

First National Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,397 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the quarter. First National Trust Co’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $7,586,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 8.5% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the period. Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 1,863 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,145,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the period. L.M. Kohn & Company boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 654 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $753,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 215 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the period. Finally, Catalina Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ORLY shares. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $1,475.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,535.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $1,390.81.

Insider Transactions at O’Reilly Automotive

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,316.17, for a total value of $326,410.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 971 shares in the company, valued at $1,278,001.07. This represents a 20.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total transaction of $662,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $364,375. This trade represents a 64.52 % 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. 1.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ORLY opened at $1,289.49 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $73.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,288.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,222.68. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $947.49 and a 52 week high of $1,389.05.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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%. Sell-side analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.