Oracle Corporation $ORCL is F&V Capital Management LLC's Largest Position

Key Points

• F&V Capital Management LLC has reduced its stake in Oracle Corporation by 0.9%, but it remains the company's largest position, accounting for 6.4% of F&V's holdings.
• Oracle recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, with an annualized dividend yield of 0.7%.
• The company's quarterly earnings report showed a slight miss in EPS estimates, with $1.47 earnings per share reported compared to an expected $1.48.

F&V Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 0.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 114,305 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 1,010 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises approximately 6.4% of F&V Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its largest position. F&V Capital Management LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $24,991,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $289.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $824.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.94, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.53. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $261.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $204.17. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was 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 approximately $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223 in the last three months. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on ORCL. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Rothschild Redb upgraded Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $304.71.

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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