AlphaMark Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 25 O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 25 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $30,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ORLY. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 2.5% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 29,964 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $34,507,000 after acquiring an additional 727 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,580 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $21,396,000 after purchasing an additional 3,193 shares during the period. Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,027 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $40,349,000 after purchasing an additional 6,418 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,597 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $22,568,000 after buying an additional 882 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in O’Reilly Automotive during the second quarter worth approximately $851,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares in the company, valued at $6,201.95. This trade represents a 99.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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 dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total transaction of $734,442.00. Following the completion of 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

O’Reilly Automotive Trading Down 0.6 %

ORLY stock opened at $1,254.00 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $1,225.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,169.49. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 52 week low of $947.49 and a 52 week high of $1,283.96. The company has a market cap of $72.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.94.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $1,150.00 to $1,450.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,337.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of O’Reilly Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,125.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Roth Capital raised O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $1,295.94.

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.