Lion Street Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 1,204 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Lion Street Advisors LLC has acquired 1,204 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $263,000.
• Insider selling activity included Director Naomi O. Seligman selling 2,222 shares for about $641,958, reflecting a 7.07% decrease in her ownership.
• Oracle recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50, with an annualized dividend yield of 0.6%, reflecting a payout ratio of 46.30%.

Lion Street Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,204 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $263,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% in 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 last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted 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 during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Oracle by 8.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 34,011 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $4,755,000 after buying an additional 2,546 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 23.0% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 575,124 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $80,408,000 after acquiring an additional 107,547 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in Oracle by 3.6% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 16,131 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $2,255,000 after buying an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $307.00.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% 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 William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,764 shares in the company, 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 have sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $308.14 on Tuesday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $267.80 and its 200 day moving average is $211.91. 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 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $878.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.33, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. The company's revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share 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 dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Oracle 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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