Chairman of the Board of O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) David E Oreilly sells 39,253 shares of ORLY on 08/17/2011 at an average price of $61.01 a share.

O Reilly Automotive Inc. has a market cap of $8.59 billion; its shares were traded at around $61.07 with a P/E ratio of 18.7 and P/S ratio of 1.6. O Reilly Automotive Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 16.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated O Reilly Automotive Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of ORLY. For the complete insider trading history of ORLY, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• VP of Legal & General Counsel Jeffrey Lynn Groves sold 1,250 shares of ORLY stock on 08/08/2011 at the average price of 58.86. Jeffrey Lynn Groves owns at least 1,131 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.75% since.
• Director Charles H Jr Oreilly sold 20,000 shares of ORLY stock on 06/20/2011 at the average price of 62.54. Charles H Jr Oreilly owns at least 434,446 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.35% since.
• Director Charles H Jr Oreilly sold 10,000 shares of ORLY stock on 05/12/2011 at the average price of 61.01. Charles H Jr Oreilly owns at least 454,446 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.1% since.
• SVP of Distribution Gregory D Johnson sold 10,000 shares of ORLY stock on 05/12/2011 at the average price of 61. Gregory D Johnson owns at least 4,320 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.11% since.
• Director John Raymond Murphy sold 5,000 shares of ORLY stock on 05/06/2011 at the average price of 60. John Raymond Murphy owns at least 1,677 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.78% since.

For the complete insider trading history of ORLY, click here.

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