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What's something that receives more attention from investors than is probably warranted? A single quarterly earnings result would probably be near the top of the list.

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After a strong price performance, O'Reilly Automotive stock is set to split in June.

The mere fact that a company recently executed a stock split isn't much of an investment thesis. The move neither creates nor destroys bottom-line profits or shareholder value -- it simply lowers the stock price by dividing the same business value into a larger number of equal slices.

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Downgrade ORLY to sell due to extreme valuation at ~30.1x forward PE, significantly above its historical average and comps group premium. ORLY's competitive advantages include scale, diverse supply chain, and market share consolidation, but these may not offset macroeconomic pressures. Current valuation leaves no margin for error; prefer to revisit if valuation resets to more reasonable levels, amidst economic uncertainties.

Putting aside the historic bouts of volatility we've witnessed on Wall Street over the last two months, the previous two-plus years were dominated by optimists. Between early December 2024 and mid-February 2025, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all hit respective all-time highs.

O'Reilly Automotive NASDAQ: ORLY is a must-own stock of calibre akin to Cintas NASDAQ: CTAS, Casey's General Stores NASDAQ: CASY, and its close competitor, Autozone NYSE: AZO.

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeremy Fletcher - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brad Beckham - Chief Executive Officer Brent Kirby - President Conference Call Participants Michael Lasser - UBS Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Greg Melich - Evercore Chris Bottiglieri - BNP Robbie Ohmes - Bank of America Kate McShane - Goldman Sachs Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Operator Welcome to the O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. My name is Matthew and I'll be your operator for today's call.