J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Acquires 25,510 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• J.W. Cole Advisors boosted its stake in Oracle by 59.8% in Q2, buying 25,510 shares to hold 68,174 shares worth about $14.905 million.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive with a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $322.26, while several brokers (UBS, Barclays, BMO) have recently raised price targets.
• Insiders have been net sellers recently—CEO Clayton Magouyrk and Michael D. Sicilia sold large blocks, and insiders sold 204,254 shares worth $60.23M in the past 90 days, with insiders owning 40.90% of the stock.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 59.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 68,174 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 25,510 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $14,905,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Moser Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 1,770.0% during the 2nd quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ORCL. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 price objective on Oracle and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Barclays boosted their price target on Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Rothschild Redb raised Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $322.26.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $200.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $571.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.40, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average of $270.89 and a 200 day moving average of $237.13.

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 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 firm's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is 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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