IFC Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

IFC Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 1,213 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $265,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its stake 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 worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $308.14 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $267.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $211.91. 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 $878.43 billion, a PE ratio of 71.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.39 EPS. 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 Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.00.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value 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. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction 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 $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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.

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.