Horizon Investment Services LLC Purchases Shares of 1,099 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Horizon Investment Services LLC bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $240,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 189.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 75.2% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 729 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period. Banque Pictet & Cie SA lifted its position in Oracle by 66.1% in the 1st quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 13,460 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,358 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 35,971 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,029,000 after purchasing an additional 2,114 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. This represents a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $244.02 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $695.65 billion, a PE ratio of 56.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $279.05 and its 200-day moving average is $229.07.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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 0.8%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 46.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Melius Research boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.69.

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.