Oracle Corporation $ORCL Holdings Cut by Ameriflex Group Inc.

Ameriflex Group Inc. lowered its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 18.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 920 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 210 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $196,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased 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 valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the transaction, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 22,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,170,865.70. The trade was a 2.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223 in the last 90 days. 42.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $286.23 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $815.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.26, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $262.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $205.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its 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). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Barclays lifted their price target on Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, September 22nd. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.