Maven Securities LTD Purchases New Shares in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

Maven Securities LTD purchased a new position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 23,775 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,189,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1,552.6% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on ORLY. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $117.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $112.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wolfe Research set a $98.00 target price on O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded O’Reilly Automotive from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.24.

Insider Transactions at O’Reilly Automotive

In related news, SVP Christopher Mancini sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $279,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,577. This trade represents a 94.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Maria Sastre sold 2,000 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.85, for a total value of $183,700.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,970 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,374,994.50. The trade was a 11.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 6,000 shares of company stock valued at $550,530. 0.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of ORLY opened at $85.89 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $69.48 billion, a PE ratio of 27.35, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.52. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.49. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $82.59 and a 52 week high of $108.71.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The specialty retailer reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.27% and a negative return on equity of 232.45%. The company’s revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About O’Reilly Automotive

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies and accessories. The company serves do-it-yourself customers, professional service technicians and commercial garages, offering products for maintaining and repairing cars, trucks and other vehicles.

Its merchandise includes replacement parts such as brakes, filters, belts, batteries and ignition components, as well as shop equipment, tools, fluids, lighting and appearance products. O’Reilly also provides services such as parts lookup, battery testing and installation, loaner tool programs, used-oil recycling and commercial delivery to professional customers.