Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Scott & Selber Inc.

Scott & Selber Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,593 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 1.1% of Scott & Selber Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Scott & Selber Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Oracle by 200.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 172,483 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $28,743,000 after purchasing an additional 115,059 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 26.6% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 61,909 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,656,000 after buying an additional 13,015 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Abner Herrman & Brock LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Abner Herrman & Brock LLC now owns 160,260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $22,406,000 after buying an additional 919 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $283.29 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $805.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.58, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.46. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $258.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $201.16.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. The trade was a 9.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 112,092 shares of company stock worth $32,960,165. 42.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.71.

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.