Stephens Inc. AR Raises Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 27.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 78,525 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 16,934 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Oracle were worth $17,168,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $291.95 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $832.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.40. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is 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 46.30%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction of $6,310,913.51. Following the sale, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.40.

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.