Central Valley Advisors LLC Acquires 122 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Central Valley Advisors LLC raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 7.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,677 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 122 shares during the quarter. Central Valley Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $367,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Radnor Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 10.2% during the second quarter. Radnor Capital Management LLC now owns 7,906 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,728,000 after acquiring an additional 733 shares during the period. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 37.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Stokes Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Stokes Capital Advisors LLC now owns 44,014 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $9,623,000 after purchasing an additional 934 shares during the period. Pines Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $426,000. Finally, Sunpointe LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.9% during the second quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,216,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 61,924 shares of company stock worth $16,971,612 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $175.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $303.44.

Oracle Stock Up 1.5%

Oracle stock opened at $306.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $871.84 billion, a PE ratio of 71.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.46. The company’s 50-day moving average is $247.52 and its 200-day moving average is $192.43. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.