Guerra Pan Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,342 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $293,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stevens Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $2,025,000. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.3% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 3,141,262 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $686,774,000 after buying an additional 10,369 shares in the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 25.5% during the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 36,047 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,881,000 after purchasing an additional 7,332 shares during the period. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 4,329.6% during the 2nd quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd now owns 8,992 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,966,000 after acquiring an additional 8,789 shares during the period. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP boosted its position in Oracle by 112.4% during the second quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP now owns 1,684 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 891 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.26.
Insider Transactions at Oracle
In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. This trade represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Oracle Stock Down 5.8%
ORCL stock opened at $198.54 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $272.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $235.56. The firm has a market cap of $566.00 billion, a PE ratio of 45.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) 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). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.
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