O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)

Shares of this retailer are up an astonishing 5,390% in the past 20 years.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is being shown the door in favor of a high-flying company that completed its first-ever stock split in mid-June.

Shareholder value is going up as the share count is going down.

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at O'Reilly (NASDAQ:ORLY) and the best and worst performers in the auto parts retailer industry.

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This might be a boring business, but the returns have been spectacular over the long term.

The auto parts retailer's share price has skyrocketed. Can it keep going?

The auto parts retailer is making progress, but it's been a long time coming.

Can this longtime market-beating winner keep skyrocketing?

The shares of O'Reilly's biggest competitor have climbed by more than 14,000% since its public debut in 1991.

O'Reilly Automotive has grown at breakneck speeds, but its shares may have gotten ahead of themselves.

Here's why investment banks are enthusiastic about these stocks, despite their recent gains.

A company that's rallied almost 62,000% since its debut makes for a no-brainer buy in August, while another that had gained more than 60,000% on a year-to-basis is a disaster waiting to happen.

The best-performing stocks typically have robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital, and those that can maintain this trifecta year in and year out often become the legends of the investing world.

A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.

The leading aftermarket auto parts retailer continues to impress investors.

This market-leading business has never split its stock -- but the catalysts are in place for a stock-split announcement to made on July 30.

Retailers are overhauling their operations as technology redefines the shopping experience. Still, secular trends are working against their favor as e-commerce continues to take share from brick and mortars. This puts retail stocks in a tough spot, and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 6%. This drawdown is a stark contrast from the S&P 500’s 5.4% gain.