Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. Purchases New Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. acquired 1,568 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $343,000, in the second quarter.
• Insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares for over $10 million, representing a significant decrease in ownership.
• Oracle recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.7%.

Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 1,568 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $343,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 284.9% in the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Stephens boosted their target price on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $323.40.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $291.95 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $832.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53. The business has a fifty day moving average of $271.71 and a 200-day moving average of $216.40. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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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