IFM Investors Pty Ltd Purchases 11,536 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

IFM Investors Pty Ltd boosted its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 326,134 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,536 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 0.7% of IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $71,303,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 284.9% in the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $303.44.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $233.87 per share, with a total value of $112,257.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 22,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,170,865.70. This represents a 2.22% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $770,655.96. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 78,247 shares of company stock worth $22,090,505. Corporate insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $309.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $251.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $195.16. The company has a market capitalization of $878.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 1.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company 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 company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

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.