O’Reilly Automotive has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the stock, American Banking News reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is US$183.21.
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on ORLY shares. Analysts at Deutsche Bank raised their price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from US$171.00 to US$190.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a US$203.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts at Credit Suisse reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a US$210.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, analysts at Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a US$210.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd.
Shares of O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) traded up 0.37% on Friday, hitting US$215.10. The stock had a trading volume of 173,944 shares. O’Reilly Automotive has a 52 week low of US$141.08 and a 52 week high of US$215.49. The stock’s 50-day moving average is US$205. and its 200-day moving average is US$181.. The company has a market cap of US$21.86 billion and a P/E ratio of 29.31.
O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported US$1.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of US$1.67 by US$0.09. The company had revenue of US$1.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of US$1.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted US$1.40 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that O’Reilly Automotive will post US$8.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer and supplier of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories. The Company’s stores carry a product line, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items and various automotive accessories.