M3 Advisory Group LLC Sells 112 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

M3 Advisory Group LLC reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 3.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,767 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 112 shares during the quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $605,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $293.04 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $835.40 billion, a PE ratio of 67.83, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $266.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $210.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday. Finally, Rothschild Redb raised shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $306.71.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the firm’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 sale, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. Corporate insiders own 40.90% 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.