BIP Alliance LLC Buys New Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• BIP Alliance LLC recently acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation, purchasing 1,027 shares valued at approximately $225,000.
• Oracle's quarterly earnings report indicated an EPS of $1.47, slightly missing analysts' expectations, with revenue of $14.93 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing a yield of 0.7%, and the current dividend payout ratio stands at 46.30%.

BIP Alliance LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,027 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $225,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 34,011 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $4,755,000 after purchasing an additional 2,546 shares in the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.4% in the first quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,563 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $4,133,000 after buying an additional 980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 19.6% in the first quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,464 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,743,000 after purchasing an additional 2,044 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Oracle Trading Up 1.2%

Oracle stock opened at $283.45 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $808.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.53. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $274.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $220.37. 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 posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business's revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson increased their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Rothschild Redb raised Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $323.69.

About Oracle

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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