O’Reilly Automotive’s (ORLY) Professional Segment Lifted the Stock in Q3

Group 1 - Qualivian Investment Partners' Q3 2025 investor letter indicates that the fund outperformed the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 69.2% and 61.3% on a gross and net basis since inception through September 30, 2025, and exceeded the S&P 500 by 32.7% and 26.1% respectively [1] - O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) reported a one-month return of -9.50% and a 52-week gain of 12.65%, with a market capitalization of $77.623 billion as of December 22, 2025 [2] - The performance of the S&P 500 in Q3 2025 was driven by investment in Artificial Intelligence and the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut since 2024, which increased investor risk appetite [3] Group 2 - O'Reilly Automotive was one of the top three contributors to Qualivian's performance in Q3 2025, alongside Alphabet and TJX Corp [3] - At the end of Q3 2025, 75 hedge fund portfolios held O'Reilly Automotive, an increase from 62 in the previous quarter, indicating growing interest among institutional investors [4] - Despite the potential of O'Reilly Automotive as an investment, some analysts suggest that certain AI stocks may offer greater upside potential with less downside risk [4]