Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI's 8th Largest Position

Key Points

• Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. has reduced its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.6%, now holding 148,881 shares, making it the 8th largest position in their portfolio worth $32.55 million.
• Insiders have been actively selling Oracle stock, with a notable transaction where Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares at an average price of $297.11, reducing their ownership by 21.40%.
• Oracle's quarterly earnings highlighted a discrepancy, reporting $1.47 EPS, missing estimates by $0.01, with revenue of $14.93 billion, below expectations of $15.04 billion.

Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 9.6% 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 148,881 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 15,880 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises approximately 2.5% of Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI's holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI's holdings in Oracle were worth $32,550,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 45,976 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $10,052,000 after buying an additional 1,966 shares in the last quarter. Warther Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Warther Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,035 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $882,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,664 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $582,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LifeWealth Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $578,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle 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 completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle 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 sale, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Baird R W raised shares of Oracle to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stephens raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Melius Research raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $323.69.

Oracle Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE ORCL opened at $272.81 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of $273.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $218.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $777.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.15, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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