Clark Asset Management LLC Has $390,000 Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Clark Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,784 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 76 shares during the quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $390,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Tevis Investment Management grew its position in shares of Oracle by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Tevis Investment Management now owns 11,318 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,474,000 after buying an additional 1,385 shares during the period. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $234,000. Taylor Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.6% during the second quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 21,847 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,776,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.4% during the second quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd now owns 74,209 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,224,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its holdings in Oracle by 5.8% during the second quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 271,761 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $59,415,000 after purchasing an additional 14,993 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 0.7%

Oracle stock opened at $281.25 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $801.78 billion, a PE ratio of 65.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. 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 50 day moving average of $275.24 and a 200-day moving average of $222.60.

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 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 net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. 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 payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $295.00 to $368.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 170,769 shares of company stock valued at $50,297,667 over the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.