West Oak Capital LLC Buys 86 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

West Oak Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 614.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 100 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 86 shares during the quarter. West Oak Capital LLC’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $119,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.1% during the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,421 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,557,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 152.7% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 2,145 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,262,000 after buying an additional 1,296 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 390.5% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 618 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $653,000 after buying an additional 492 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive during the second quarter valued at $113,000. Finally, Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 611 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $645,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total transaction of $769,041.80. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 5 shares in the company, valued at $6,201.95. This represents a 99.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total transaction of $734,442.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $856,849. The trade was a 46.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,300.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,315.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,115.00 to $1,286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. BNP Paribas raised shares of O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,125.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,270.69.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of ORLY stock traded down $8.14 on Friday, hitting $1,197.60. The stock had a trading volume of 308,156 shares, compared to its average volume of 327,959. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12-month low of $935.75 and a 12-month high of $1,283.96. The business has a 50 day moving average of $1,221.63 and a 200 day moving average of $1,154.51. The stock has a market cap of $69.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.94.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $11.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.53 by ($0.12). O’Reilly Automotive had a net margin of 14.52% and a negative return on equity of 155.25%. The company had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $10.72 EPS. O’Reilly Automotive’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 40.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.