Clarius Group LLC Reduces Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Clarius Group LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 21,788 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 571 shares during the quarter. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,764,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th 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 period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th 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 period. Vest Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 65.5% during the 1st quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 47,567 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,650,000 after acquiring an additional 18,824 shares during the period. Horizon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Horizon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,595 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. Finally, Impact Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 25,652 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,586,000 after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Guggenheim raised their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating 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, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.71.

Oracle Trading Down 0.9%

ORCL opened at $286.23 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $815.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.26, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $262.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $205.48.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly 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). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was 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 owned 78,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

About Oracle

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.