Petra Financial Advisors Inc. Buys New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Petra Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,072 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $234,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Taylor Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 21,847 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,776,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd now owns 74,209 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,224,000 after buying an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 271,761 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $59,415,000 after buying an additional 14,993 shares in the last quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 4.5% in the second quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 2,354 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $515,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC grew its position in Oracle by 8.0% in the second quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,888 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $850,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 170,769 shares of company stock valued at $50,297,667 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. Rothschild Redb upgraded Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.

Oracle Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of ORCL opened at $281.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $801.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $275.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $222.60.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during 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%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.