WCM Investment Management LLC Invests $231,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

WCM Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $231,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $340.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $307.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $312.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $890.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company’s 50-day moving average is $270.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $214.33. 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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Oracle 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.