Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Decreased by Davidson Trust Co.

Davidson Trust Co. cut its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,675 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 504 shares during the quarter. Davidson Trust Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,241,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 284.9% in the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Oracle from $340.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $307.00.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $299.33 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $268.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $212.52. 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 firm has a market cap of $853.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.53.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Oracle Company 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.