O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. Increases Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,159 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the quarter. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its position 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 valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223 in the last three months. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $286.23 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $262.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $205.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $815.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Westpark Capital boosted their price objective on Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.71.

About Oracle

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.