Wedbush Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for ORLY

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) – Investment analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report released on Thursday, February 6th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $9.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $10.20. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $1,350.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for O’Reilly Automotive’s current full-year earnings is $44.16 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for O’Reilly Automotive’s Q2 2025 earnings at $11.51 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $12.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $10.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $43.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $48.14 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. DA Davidson boosted 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. BNP Paribas raised O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on 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. Guggenheim upped 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. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,300.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. 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.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.5 %

ORLY opened at $1,310.02 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $75.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.22, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94. O’Reilly Automotive has a 12 month low of $947.49 and a 12 month high of $1,350.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $1,242.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,189.28.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling at O’Reilly Automotive

In other news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total value of $734,442.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 700 shares in the company, valued at $856,849. This represents a 46.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $769,041.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares in the company, valued at $6,201.95. The trade was a 99.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of O’Reilly Automotive

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 73.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,725,316 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,986,874,000 after buying an additional 728,040 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,479,166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,700,513,000 after purchasing an additional 24,135 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 99,957.0% in the 3rd 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 period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in 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, Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 205,600.0% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 503,965 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $597,602,000 after purchasing an additional 503,720 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

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.