Financial Symmetry Inc Buys New Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Financial Symmetry Inc acquired 1,317 shares of Oracle Corporation during the 2nd quarter, valued at approximately $288,000.
• Analysts have recently upgraded Oracle's stock ratings, with target prices raised to as high as $380.00, reflecting a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Oracle reported $1.47 EPS in its latest quarter, slightly missing analysts' estimates, while also announcing a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share.

Financial Symmetry Inc bought a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,317 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $288,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 8.1% during the first 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 during the period. Advisor Resource Council acquired a new stake in Oracle during the first quarter valued at approximately $328,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Melius Research lifted their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 target price on shares of Oracle and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $323.40.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $291.95 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $271.71 and a 200-day moving average of $216.40. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $832.28 billion, a PE ratio of 67.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued 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). The company 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%.The firm's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Oracle

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

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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