Asio Capital LLC Invests $289,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Asio Capital LLC has made a new investment in Oracle Corporation, purchasing 1,320 shares valued at approximately $289,000.
• Oracle’s most recent earnings report showed an EPS of $1.47, falling short of the consensus estimate, alongside a year-over-year revenue increase of 12.2%.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50, with the ex-dividend date set for October 9th, representing a 0.7% dividend yield.

Asio Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,320 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $289,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.2% in 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 during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $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 acquiring an additional 2,049,687 shares during the period. 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 acquiring an additional 1,894,157 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. CIBC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 9th. JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. UBS Group set a $364.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $304.71.

Oracle Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $282.68 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $803.29 billion, a PE ratio of 65.44, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.46. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $258.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $202.09.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle's revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the acquisition, the director owned 22,110 shares in the company, valued at $5,170,865.70. This trade represents a 2.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was 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 in the company, 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 112,092 shares of company stock valued at $32,960,165. Corporate insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Oracle Company 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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