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O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY 1.65%) isn't an exciting business by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, this might be one of the most boring companies on the planet.

O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY -0.01%), the parent company of O'Reilly Auto Parts stores, has been on a tear, with shares up more than 230% in the last five years. In June, the stock did a massive 15-for-1 split and has risen more than 10% since.

Five years ago, who would've guessed that O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY 0.04%) would be one of the market's big winners? But its share price is up roughly 240% since then on a split-adjusted basis, crushing the S&P 500 's five-year return of 106%.

Over the past three years, no innovation has captivated the attention of investors quite like the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). However, this is far from the only trend that's helped lift Wall Street's major stock indexes to new heights.

So, you're interested in O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY 0.54%) stock. Who could blame you?

So far, August hasn't been a terrific month for the overall stock market. After rising for most of the year, the benchmark S&P 500 index fell about 1.6% on Friday, Aug. 1.

For more than three decades, investors have consistently had a next-big-thing technology or trend to captivate their attention and wallets. For instance, artificial intelligence (AI) has been a driving force for Wall Street's major stock indexes for almost three years.

Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest .   Last week, TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan hosted a presentation where he explained why we're entering a “danger zone” for the stock market.

The hedge fund billionaires listed below sold Apple (AAPL 0.07%) during the first quarter and bought O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY -0.49%), a company whose share price rocketed 510% over the last decade, leading to a 15-for-1 stock split in early June.