Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado Sells 47,794 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. $ORLY

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado lowered its position in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,472,618 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 47,794 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $134,317,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,271,530 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $8,546,264,000 after buying an additional 436,563 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 34.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 51,657 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,569,000 after buying an additional 13,100 shares during the period. Caldwell Trust Co boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 1,255.6% in the 4th quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 13,136 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,198,000 after buying an additional 12,167 shares during the period. Overbrook Management Corp boosted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Overbrook Management Corp now owns 161,551 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $14,735,000 after buying an additional 19,171 shares during the period. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth $3,908,000. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

ORLY opened at $91.02 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.33. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $85.35 and a 52 week high of $108.71. The company has a market capitalization of $75.43 billion, a PE ratio of 29.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.53.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The specialty retailer reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.03. O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.30% and a negative return on equity of 263.22%. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $9.35 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. O’Reilly Automotive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.150-3.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 3.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ORLY. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Monday, April 27th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up from $110.00) on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John Raymond Murphy sold 2,595 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.67, for a total transaction of $230,098.65. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $354,680. This represents a 39.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Philip M. Hopper sold 3,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total transaction of $350,020.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,888 shares in the company, valued at $462,404.80. This represents a 43.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 105,730 shares of company stock worth $9,815,388. 0.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About O’Reilly Automotive

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is a leading retailer and distributor in the automotive aftermarket, supplying parts, tools, supplies and accessories for both professional service providers and do?it?yourself (DIY) customers. The company’s product assortment covers replacement parts, maintenance items, performance parts, collision components and shop equipment, complemented by diagnostic tools, batteries, chemicals and consumables. O’Reilly serves customers through company-operated retail stores, commercial sales programs for repair shops and maintenance fleets, and digital channels that support parts lookup, ordering and fulfillment.

The company operates a broad supply chain that includes regional distribution centers to support rapid replenishment of store inventory and commercial deliveries.