Rathbones Group PLC Sells 509 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rathbones Group PLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,257 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 509 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,085,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted 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 worth $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 2,056,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $287,455,000 after acquiring an additional 34,233 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 20.9% in the first quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC now owns 2,840 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $397,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the period. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its position in Oracle by 0.9% in the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 87,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $12,191,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In 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 company insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

Oracle stock opened at $239.15 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $279.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $231.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $681.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued 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). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. The firm’s 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on ORCL. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Baird R W raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $310.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus 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.