CEO & Co-President of O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) Gregory L Henslee sells 20,000 shares of ORLY on 11/01/2011 at an average price of $76.6 a share.

O Reilly Automotive Inc. has a market cap of $10.38 billion; its shares were traded at around $76.32 with a P/E ratio of 21.3 and P/S ratio of 1.9. 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:

• COO & Co-President Ted F Wise sold 20,000 shares of ORLY stock on 10/27/2011 at the average price of 75. Ted F Wise owns at least 266,610 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.76% since.
• Director Lawrence P Oreilly sold 14,000 shares of ORLY stock on 10/26/2011 at the average price of 72. Lawrence P Oreilly owns at least 773,763 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6% since.
• COO & Co-President Ted F Wise sold 20,000 shares of ORLY stock on 10/17/2011 at the average price of 70. Ted F Wise owns at least 266,610 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.03% since.
• Director Lawrence P Oreilly sold 31,000 shares of ORLY stock on 09/19/2011 at the average price of 70.94. Lawrence P Oreilly owns at least 787,763 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.58% since.
• SVP of Merchandise Michael D Swearengin sold 50,000 shares of ORLY stock on 09/01/2011 at the average price of 65.13. Michael D Swearengin owns at least 10,880 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 17.18% since.

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

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