GAMMA Investing LLC Has $7.93 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Oracle Corporation by 6.7% to a total of $7.93 million during the second quarter.
• Oracle's recent earnings report indicated a quarterly revenue of $14.93 billion, which was below the analysts' expectations, with earnings per share of $1.47.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.6%, with the payout scheduled for October 23rd.

GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 6.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 36,277 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after buying an additional 2,266 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 0.5% of GAMMA Investing LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $7,931,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $22,498,982,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513,464 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.6% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 19,741,423 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $2,760,048,000 after purchasing an additional 120,889 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 13,884,524 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,941,195,000 after purchasing an additional 59,164 shares during the period. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.3% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 12,736,855 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,749,280,000 after purchasing an additional 409,691 shares during the period. Finally, Polen Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 17.6% during the first quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC now owns 12,609,101 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,762,878,000 after purchasing an additional 1,885,370 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $309.18 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $251.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $195.70. The company has a market capitalization of $878.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.57, a PEG ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.46. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. 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 announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were 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 directly owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 78,247 shares of company stock valued at $22,090,505 over the last three months. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. JMP Securities increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $315.00 to $342.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $303.44.

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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