GFS Advisors LLC Invests $311,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

GFS Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,423 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $311,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 31,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 78,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,174,580. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 1.3%

Oracle stock opened at $293.04 on Friday. 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 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $266.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $210.29. The firm has a market cap of $835.40 billion, a PE ratio of 67.83, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for 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 quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. DA Davidson upped their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $306.71.

About Oracle

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.