OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Sells 19,011 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp trimmed its Oracle stake by 12.5%, selling 19,011 shares in Q2 and now holding 133,153 shares worth roughly $29.11 million.
• Significant insider selling occurred recently: CEO Clayton Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares (~$11.07M) and Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares (~$13.97M), with insiders offloading 204,254 shares (~$60.23M) over the past three months.
• Oracle slightly missed the quarter (EPS $1.47 vs. $1.48; revenue $14.93B vs. $15.04B) though revenue rose 12.2% YoY; the company pays a $0.50 quarterly dividend and carries a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating with an average price target of $324.89.

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 12.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 133,153 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 19,011 shares during the quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp's holdings in Oracle were worth $29,111,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the company'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 owned 154,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company's stock, valued at $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 three months. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Oracle Stock Down 1.7%

ORCL opened at $201.57 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $574.62 billion, a PE ratio of 46.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $262.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.38. 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 Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research increased their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $324.89.

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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