Means Investment CO. Inc. Has $7.38 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Means Investment CO. Inc. trimmed its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 33,743 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 259 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for about 0.7% of Means Investment CO. Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest position. Means Investment CO. Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,377,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 34,011 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,755,000 after buying an additional 2,546 shares in the last quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Oracle by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 3,012 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 39,582 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,534,000 after purchasing an additional 2,134 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $293.04 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $266.69 and its 200-day moving average is $210.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company has a market cap of $835.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Rothschild & Co Redburn started 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. Rothschild Redb raised Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $306.71.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.