111 Capital Makes New Investment in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• 111 Capital acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation during the 2nd quarter, purchasing 5,358 shares valued at approximately $1.171 million.
• In recent insider trading, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares, reducing her position by 9.51%, while Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares, increasing her stake by 2.22%.
• Oracle announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share to be paid on October 23rd, reflecting an annualized payout of $2.00 and a yield of 0.7%.

111 Capital purchased a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,358 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,171,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 284.9% during 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. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 22,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,170,865.70. This trade represents a 2.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223 over the last quarter. 42.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Trading Down 0.9%

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 $205.11. The company has a market capitalization of $815.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.26, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. 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 (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $304.71.

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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