Q1 Earnings Estimate for ORLY Issued By William Blair

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a report issued on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair analyst P. Blee forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $9.58 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for O’Reilly Automotive’s current full-year earnings is $44.16 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for O’Reilly Automotive’s Q2 2025 earnings at $11.64 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $12.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $10.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $43.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $48.89 EPS.

ORLY has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,416.00 to $1,453.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,400.00 to $1,535.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,290.00 to $1,313.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,390.81.

O’Reilly Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of ORLY opened at $1,310.02 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,242.12 and a 200 day moving average of $1,189.28. O’Reilly Automotive has a fifty-two week low of $947.49 and a fifty-two week high of $1,350.27. The firm has a market cap of $75.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.94.

O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $9.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 Activity

In related news, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the business’s 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 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,849. The trade was a 46.15 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of O’Reilly Automotive

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 383.3% in the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the period. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in O’Reilly Automotive in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. 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.