WBH Advisory Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

WBH Advisory Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,875 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 88 shares during the quarter. WBH Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,159,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter worth about $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Oracle by 2.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $22,498,982,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Oracle by 79.2% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $648,572,000 after buying an additional 2,049,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Oracle by 840.7% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,119,473 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $463,380,000 after buying an additional 1,894,157 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the 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 $23,174,580. This represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The stock was 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. This trade represents a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $291.95 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The stock has a market cap of $832.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $271.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $216.40.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released 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). 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 last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. The business’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. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price target for the company. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.40.

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.