1,277 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Bought by Wealth Management Nebraska

Key Points

• Wealth Management Nebraska acquired 1,277 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $268,000, in the second quarter, marking a new position for the firm.
• Insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares at an average price of $297.11, decreasing their ownership by 21.40% and indicating significant insider trading activity.
• Oracle declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, with an ex-dividend date set for October 9th, reflecting a dividend yield of 0.7% and a payout ratio of 46.30%.

Wealth Management Nebraska acquired a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,277 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $268,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the first quarter worth $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased 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 worth $22,498,982,000 after buying an additional 3,513,464 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Oracle by 79.2% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $648,572,000 after buying an additional 2,049,687 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Oracle by 840.7% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,119,473 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $463,380,000 after buying an additional 1,894,157 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Trading Up 2.0%

Oracle stock opened at $291.77 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $263.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $206.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The stock has a market cap of $831.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business 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%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current 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 paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 currently 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on ORCL. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Wolfe Research increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Mizuho raised their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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