1,156 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Bought by Mcdaniel Terry & Co.

Key Points

• Mcdaniel Terry & Co. acquired 1,156 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $253,000, during the second quarter.
• Oracle's recent earnings report showed a slight miss on EPS estimates, reporting $1.47 against a consensus of $1.48, with quarterly revenue of $14.93 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing an annualized payout of $2.00 and a dividend yield of 0.7%.

Mcdaniel Terry & Co. purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,156 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $253,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 2.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $22,498,982,000 after acquiring an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 19,741,423 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,760,048,000 after purchasing an additional 120,889 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 13,884,524 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,941,195,000 after purchasing an additional 59,164 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its holdings in Oracle by 3.3% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 12,736,855 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,749,280,000 after buying an additional 409,691 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Polen Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 17.6% in the first quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC now owns 12,609,101 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,762,878,000 after buying an additional 1,885,370 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL opened at $283.45 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $808.05 billion, a PE ratio of 65.61, a PEG ratio of 3.01 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 firm's 50-day moving average price is $274.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $220.37.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson raised their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Rothschild Redb raised Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Baird R W raised shares of Oracle to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $323.69.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the company's 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was 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 trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667. Insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

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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