Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Acquires 3,216 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 824.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,606 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 3,216 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $4,276,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Brad W. Beckham sold 833 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,300.00, for a total transaction of $1,082,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $988,000. This represents a 52.29 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Maria Sastre sold 248 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director now directly owns 971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,278,001.07. The trade was a 20.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,581 shares of company stock valued at $2,071,810. 1.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of ORLY stock opened at $1,303.41 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $75.25 billion, a PE ratio of 32.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $1,253.69 and a 200-day moving average of $1,203.04. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a one year low of $947.49 and a one year high of $1,350.27.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its quarterly 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 negative return on equity of 166.88% and a net margin of 14.28%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORLY has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price 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.