Cwm LLC Sells 5,213 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cwm LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 310,945 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,213 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $67,982,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle 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 $23,174,580. This represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 over the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $293.04 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $266.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $210.29. The company has a market cap of $835.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.83, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Guggenheim lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $306.71.

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.