Monument Capital Management Acquires 26 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Monument Capital Management increased its stake in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 611 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Monument Capital Management’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 99,957.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 854,487 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $984,027,000 after purchasing an additional 853,633 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 73.0% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,725,316 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,986,874,000 after buying an additional 728,040 shares during the period. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 10,626.8% in the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 487,212 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $5,393,000 after purchasing an additional 482,670 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 601,612 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $692,816,000 after acquiring an additional 133,139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 117.9% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 77,037 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $88,716,000 after buying an additional 41,685 shares during the last quarter. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of ORLY opened at $1,318.80 on Monday. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a twelve month low of $947.49 and a twelve month high of $1,350.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.43, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1,249.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,196.00.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. Analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 44.16 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on ORLY. Mizuho lifted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,305.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Guggenheim raised their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,475.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas raised O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,390.81.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,316.17, for a total value of $326,410.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,278,001.07. The trade was a 20.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total transaction of $662,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $364,375. The trade was a 64.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,968 shares of company stock valued at $2,492,394. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About O’Reilly Automotive

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.