Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC Purchases 96 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,931 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $1,835,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 89,319.3% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 653,655 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $621,025,000 after buying an additional 652,924 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the third quarter worth about $198,365,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 269.2% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 216,787 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $205,965,000 after acquiring an additional 158,075 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 360,914.3% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 151,626 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $137,807,000 after buying an additional 151,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 47.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 213,648 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $194,176,000 after buying an additional 68,728 shares during the period. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at O’Reilly Automotive

In related news, CFO Jeremy Adam Fletcher sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,028.00, for a total value of $5,140,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 2,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,400,380. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CFO Jeremy Adam Fletcher sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,028.00, for a total value of $5,140,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 2,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,400,380. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John Raymond Murphy sold 269 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,039.28, for a total value of $279,566.32. Following the transaction, the director now owns 950 shares in the company, valued at approximately $987,316. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,968 shares of company stock worth $27,269,333 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.18% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of ORLY traded down $2.54 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $1,089.81. 174,480 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 362,629. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1,096.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,013.79. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12-month low of $860.10 and a 12-month high of $1,169.11. The company has a market cap of $64.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.86.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The specialty retailer reported $9.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.07 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $3.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.86 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.84% and a negative return on equity of 139.01%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $8.37 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 42.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORLY has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,125.00 to $1,275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Mizuho initiated coverage on O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Tuesday, March 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $1,225.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,240.00 to $1,220.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,115.19.

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.