Positive sentiment towards ORLY reflected by a fall of -14.07% in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc shares valued at $289,281 were purchased by MURPHY JOHN RAYMOND on Nov 04 ’25. At $92.57 per share, MURPHY JOHN RAYMOND acquired 3,125 shares.

Also, SASTRE MARIA sold 595 shares, netting a total of over 60,877 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $102.31 each, the insider now holds 15,935 shares.

Before that, WILBANKS CARL DAVID had sold 88,485 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $9,073,040, the SVP OF MERCHANDISE traded O’Reilly Automotive, Inc shares for $102.54 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 88,485 shares, worth approximately $0.98 million.

As published in a research note from Raymond James on November 05, 2025, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc [ORLY] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $105. As of August 13, 2025, Argus has initiated its “Buy” rating for ORLY. Earlier on January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ORLY stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.

Analyzing ORLY Stock Performance

On last trading session, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc [NASDAQ: ORLY] rose 1.18% to $94.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $94.1072, but it reached a high of $96.38 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.44%. Over the course of the year, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc shares have jumped approximately 24.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $108.71 on 09/30/25 and a 52-week low of $78.83 on 01/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for O’Reilly Automotive, Inc (ORLY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 93.90, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 92.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 96.18. The next price resistance is at 97.42. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is O’Reilly Automotive, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -1.62 million shares to 11.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 13.13 million shares. A decline of -14.07% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.38.

Which companies own the most shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc (ORLY)?

In terms of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 113.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.96% from the previous closing price of $93.83. Analysts anticipate O’Reilly Automotive, Inc stock to reach 121 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 91. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked O’Reilly Automotive, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 13, 2024, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $1400.

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