Gradient Capital Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 1,008 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Gradient Capital Advisors LLC acquired 1,008 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $220,000, as disclosed in their recent SEC filing.
• Oracle announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, translating to an annual yield of 0.7%, set to be paid on October 23rd.
• Despite reporting a miss on earnings with an EPS of $1.47, Oracle's revenue increased by 12.2% year-over-year, hitting $14.93 billion.

Gradient Capital Advisors LLC acquired 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. The institutional investor acquired 1,008 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $220,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the first quarter worth about $732,692,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 15,012.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,755,096 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $664,810,000 after purchasing an additional 4,723,631 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% in the first 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 during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $731,512,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 79.2% in 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 purchasing an additional 2,049,687 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Down 2.8%

Oracle stock opened at $283.29 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $805.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.46. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $258.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $200.44.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ORCL. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Loop Capital set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $304.71.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,447 shares in the company, 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 112,092 shares of company stock worth $32,960,165. Corporate insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

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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