O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) Director Sells $110,064.00 in Stock

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Director Maria Sastre sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.72, for a total transaction of $110,064.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,262,984.40. The trade was a 8.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Maria Sastre also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Maria Sastre sold 2,000 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.85, for a total transaction of $183,700.00.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of ORLY stock traded down $1.60 during trading on Friday, hitting $89.89. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,235,022 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,501,072. The company has a market cap of $72.72 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a fifty day moving average of $87.29 and a 200-day moving average of $90.46. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $82.59 and a 52 week high of $102.46.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The specialty retailer reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.02 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a negative return on equity of 188.24% and a net margin of 14.27%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.85 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 3.31 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On O’Reilly Automotive

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the second quarter valued at about $5,950,042,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the second quarter valued at $1,023,936,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.5% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 9,329,667 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $859,169,000 after buying an additional 141,915 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 19.7% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 8,497,984 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $784,449,000 after acquiring an additional 1,397,671 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 2nd quarter worth $721,747,000. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ORLY shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price objective on O’Reilly Automotive and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $111.00 price objective (up from $110.00) on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Tuesday, October 20th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 price target (up from $120.00) on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Monday, October 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $108.00.

O’Reilly Automotive Company Profile

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools and accessories. Its products serve both do-it-yourself customers maintaining their own vehicles and professional repair shops.

The company also offers services such as battery testing, check-engine-light code reading and parts installation assistance. Its operations include retail stores and distribution centers that support customers and professional service providers.

Founded in 1957 by Charles F.