Warburton Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 1,226 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Warburton Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,226 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $268,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 36.9% during the 2nd quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,246 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,612,000 after purchasing an additional 3,033 shares during the period. Gill Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Gill Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,061 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $450,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 41.7% during the 2nd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,793 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,267,000 after purchasing an additional 1,704 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 22.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 86,565 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $18,926,000 after acquiring an additional 15,712 shares during the period. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 45,976 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $10,052,000 after acquiring an additional 1,966 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of ORCL opened at $280.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $798.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $273.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at $42,610,859.20. This trade represents a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was 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 owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 170,769 shares of company stock valued at $50,297,667. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price objective for the company. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

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.