Q1 EPS Estimates for O’Reilly Automotive Cut by Roth Capital

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) – Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report released on Monday, February 10th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $9.89 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $10.65. The consensus estimate for O’Reilly Automotive’s current full-year earnings is $44.16 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for O’Reilly Automotive’s FY2025 earnings at $43.08 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,325.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets boosted 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 note on Monday. Guggenheim lifted their target price on 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. Morgan Stanley raised O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, O’Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Up 0.0 %

ORLY opened at $1,324.30 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $76.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.57, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1,244.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,192.31. O’Reilly Automotive has a 12-month low of $947.49 and a 12-month high of $1,350.27.

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%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $856,849. This trade represents a 46.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of O’Reilly Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,201.95. This represents a 99.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORLY. Grove Bank & Trust raised its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 25.3% in the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 114 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $131,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in O’Reilly Automotive by 4.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 21,352 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $24,589,000 after buying an additional 899 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in O’Reilly Automotive by 1.5% during the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,508 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,736,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 155 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $178,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its holdings in O’Reilly Automotive by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 801 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $922,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. 85.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.