Financial Advisory Corp Invests $204,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 935 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its holdings in Oracle by 71.6% during the 1st quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 257,378 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $35,984,000 after purchasing an additional 107,404 shares in the last quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. grew its stake in Oracle by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. now owns 51,350 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,179,000 after purchasing an additional 2,110 shares in the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP grew its holdings in Oracle by 314.8% during the 2nd quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 484,098 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $105,838,000 after acquiring an additional 367,400 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $108,572,000. Finally, CBM Financial LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $356,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 31,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 78,247 shares of company stock worth $22,090,505 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $309.18 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $878.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $251.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Roth Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $303.44.

Oracle 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.