Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Decreases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 85,800 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 1,400 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Oracle were worth $18,758,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 2,871 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $401,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 1,913.5% in the 1st quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 2,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $355,000 after buying an additional 2,411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 38,341 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,360,000 after buying an additional 3,269 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $284.46 on Wednesday. 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 fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $264.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.36. The company has a market cap of $810.94 billion, a PE ratio of 65.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 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 the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.71.

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.