Family Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 931 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.
A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in Oracle by 15.7% during the second quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 121,864 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $26,643,000 after purchasing an additional 16,579 shares during the period. Phillips Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $334,000. Jacobsen Capital Management raised its stake in Oracle by 10.0% during the second quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 2,980 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $652,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 126.5% during the second quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 7,379 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,613,000 after purchasing an additional 4,121 shares during the period. Finally, Studio Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 1.0% during the second quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 4,796 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,049,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have recently issued reports on ORCL. Guggenheim increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.
Insider Transactions at Oracle
In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at $5,528,700. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Trading Down 0.7%
Oracle stock opened at $275.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $272.62 and its 200-day moving average is $217.84. 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 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $784.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.69, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.53.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.
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