Swiss National Bank Has $194.23 Million Stock Holdings in O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Swiss National Bank trimmed its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 163,800 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 10,900 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.28% of O’Reilly Automotive worth $194,234,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ORLY. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 1.5 %

ORLY opened at $1,289.49 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $73.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.91. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1,288.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,222.68. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 12 month low of $947.49 and a 12 month high of $1,389.05.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. will post 43.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORLY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,305.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,535.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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 report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,390.81.

Insider Activity at O’Reilly Automotive

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 transaction of $326,410.16. Following the transaction, the director now owns 971 shares in the company, valued at $1,278,001.07. The trade was a 20.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Jason Lee Tarrant sold 1,992 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,339.10, for a total value of $2,667,487.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,872,061.80. This represents a 58.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,894 shares of company stock worth $10,409,618 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.18% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive 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.