Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. trimmed its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 56.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 298,004 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 388,996 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $65,153,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $362,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,923 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,667,000 after acquiring an additional 1,722 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beaton Management Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Beaton Management Co. Inc. now owns 7,469 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,044,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Barclays lifted 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 investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

Oracle Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE ORCL opened at $280.85 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $800.65 billion, a PE ratio of 65.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.53. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $276.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $223.63.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 46.30%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the business’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 transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667 over the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by 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.