MontVue Capital Management Inc. Acquires Shares of 918 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• MontVue Capital Management acquired 918 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $201,000, during the second quarter.
• Insider selling has been notable, with Maria Smith selling 10,000 shares and Clayton M. Magouyrk selling 21,241 shares, resulting in significant decreases in their ownership stakes.
• Oracle's stock is currently down by 5.6%, with the latest quarterly earnings falling short of analysts' expectations, reporting $1.47 EPS against a consensus of $1.48.

MontVue Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 918 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $201,000.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.99, for a total transaction of $2,329,900.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 40,807 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,507,622.93. This represents a 19.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction of $6,310,913.51. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 112,092 shares of company stock worth $32,960,165. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Oracle Stock Down 5.6%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $291.28 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $827.73 billion, a PE ratio of 67.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.46. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $257.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $199.48.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ORCL. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $298.06.

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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