Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC Has $7.05 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC holds a stake of $7.05 million in Oracle Corporation, with a recent 3.1% decrease in shares during the 2nd quarter.
• Insider transactions include Michael D. Sicilia selling 33,845 shares for approximately $10.87 million, and William G. Parrett selling 11,500 shares for about $3.52 million, both resulting in significant decreases in their ownership percentages.
• Oracle will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on October 23rd, representing an annualized yield of 0.7% and a dividend payout ratio of 46.30%.

Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,264 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 1,048 shares during the period. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $7,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Black Diamond Financial LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $248,000. TFB Advisors LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 6,551 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,432,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the period. Members Trust Co lifted its position in Oracle by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Members Trust Co now owns 3,494 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $764,000 after purchasing an additional 605 shares during the period. Family Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management raised its position in shares of Oracle by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 121,864 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $26,643,000 after acquiring an additional 16,579 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm'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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares of the company's stock, valued at $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $275.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $784.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.69, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $272.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $217.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). 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%.Oracle's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm 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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ORCL. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $310.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Stephens increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Oracle from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $377.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $323.69.

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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