Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Boosts Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Aware Super Pty Ltd increased its stake in Oracle Corporation by 23.4%, bringing its total holdings to 70,915 shares valued at approximately $15.5 million.
• Insider trading activity saw Michael D. Sicilia sell 33,845 shares of Oracle for over $10.8 million, resulting in a 20.33% decrease in his ownership.
• Oracle Corp reported a $1.47 EPS for the last quarter, missing expectations by $0.01, with a revenue of $14.93 billion, which was below forecasts.

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super increased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 23.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 70,915 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after acquiring an additional 13,454 shares during the quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super's holdings in Oracle were worth $15,504,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $22,498,982,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at about $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $648,572,000 after buying an additional 2,049,687 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Oracle by 840.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $303.30 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $864.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.21, a PEG ratio of 3.22 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 has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The business's fifty day moving average price is $269.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $213.14.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Melius Research boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $307.00.

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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