US Bancorp DE Sells 74 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

US Bancorp DE lessened its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 0.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 40,271 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 74 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE owned about 0.07% of O’Reilly Automotive worth $47,753,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORLY. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 73.0% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its position in O’Reilly Automotive by 205,600.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 503,965 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $597,602,000 after purchasing an additional 503,720 shares during the period. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 10,626.8% in the 3rd 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 boosted its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 28.4% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 601,612 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $692,816,000 after purchasing an additional 133,139 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 32.6% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 102,128 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $121,103,000 after purchasing an additional 25,091 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Gregory L. Henslee sold 3,073 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,315.15, for a total value of $4,041,455.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 11,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,988,764.55. The trade was a 21.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Mark Joseph Merz sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total value of $662,500.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $364,375. The trade was a 64.52 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock opened at $1,373.64 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,264.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,210.28. The firm has a market cap of $79.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.94. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12 month low of $947.49 and a 12 month high of $1,378.76.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 14.28% and a negative return on equity of 166.88%. Analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORLY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson raised their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,535.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,475.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,200.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

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.