Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY

Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,297 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,470,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Rothschild Redb raised Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Scotiabank increased their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Melius Research upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $283.45 on Monday. 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 $808.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.61, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $274.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.61.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company’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. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

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.