Martin Capital Advisors LLP Buys 300 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Martin Capital Advisors LLP boosted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,624 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 2.4% of Martin Capital Advisors LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Martin Capital Advisors LLP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,635,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 679,325 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $113,199,000 after acquiring an additional 89,723 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 15,525 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,587,000 after acquiring an additional 1,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $107,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 16,323 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.60, for a total value of $5,118,892.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 110,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,525,478.40. This represents a 12.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 78,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. 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 ninety days. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $329.10 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $253.63 and its 200-day moving average is $196.92. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm has a market cap of $935.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 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 the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm 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%. Oracle’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm 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 $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.