Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Acquired by Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 271,761 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,993 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Oracle were worth $59,415,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 284.9% in the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 have sold 170,769 shares of company stock valued at $50,297,667. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $281.25 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $801.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.53. The business’s 50 day moving average is $275.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $222.60. 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released 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 firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho upped their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. UBS Group upped their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.69.

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.