1,281 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Acquired by Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC

Key Points

• Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired 1,281 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $280,000, in the second quarter.
• Analysts have set new price targets for Oracle, with DA Davidson raising theirs to $300 and Goldman Sachs to $310, both maintaining a "neutral" rating.
• Oracle announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, translating to an annualized yield of 0.7%, with the payment scheduled for October 23rd.

Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,281 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $280,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 7.2% during the second quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 5.7% in the second quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $174,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. MFA Wealth Services lifted its holdings in Oracle by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. MFA Wealth Services now owns 4,563 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $998,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acropolis Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,850 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $323.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. This trade represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Trading Down 6.7%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $291.95 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $832.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.58, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company's fifty day moving average is $271.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.40.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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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