O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) is anticipated to issue its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect O’Reilly Automotive to post earnings of $9.84 per share and revenue of $4.18 billion for the quarter. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2025 guidance at 42.600-43.100 EPS.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.73 by $0.23. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 166.88% and a net margin of 14.28%. On average, analysts expect O’Reilly Automotive to post $44 EPS for the current fiscal year and $49 EPS for the next fiscal year.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

ORLY stock opened at $1,368.50 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $78.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,354.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,272.06. O’Reilly Automotive has a 52 week low of $947.49 and a 52 week high of $1,458.37.

Shares of O’Reilly Automotive are scheduled to split on the morning of Tuesday, June 10th. The 15-1 split was announced on Thursday, March 13th. The newly issued shares will be issued to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, June 9th.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ORLY shares. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,425.00 to $1,550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $1,398.63.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman Gregory L. Henslee sold 3,073 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,315.15, for a total transaction of $4,041,455.95. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 11,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,988,764.55. This trade represents a 21.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 833 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,300.00, for a total value of $1,082,900.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 760 shares in the company, valued at approximately $988,000. This represents a 52.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,894 shares of company stock valued at $10,409,618. Insiders own 1.01% 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.