Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by KCM Investment Advisors LLC

KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,613 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 891 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,725,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. CFO4Life Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.9% during the first quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 2,571 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 10.8% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 51,854 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,250,000 after purchasing an additional 5,070 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Oracle by 20.4% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,021,466 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $142,841,000 after buying an additional 173,315 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were 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 represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Melius Research increased their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.

Oracle Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $239.15 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $279.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.88. 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 stock has a market cap of $681.77 billion, a PE ratio of 55.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. The business’s 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, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal 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 issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

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.