Triasima Portfolio Management inc. Buys Shares of 200 O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Triasima Portfolio Management inc. bought a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 200 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $237,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in O’Reilly Automotive during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 383.3% in the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $1,337.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,300.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,374.88.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of ORLY opened at $1,316.75 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,240.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,185.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.94. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12-month low of $947.49 and a 12-month high of $1,350.27.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released 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 14.52% and a negative return on equity of 155.25%. Analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 40.86 earnings per share for the current year.

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.