Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Sonora Investment Management Group LLC's 3rd Largest Position

Key Points

• Sonora Investment Management Group LLC has increased its holdings in Oracle Corporation by 2.2% during the second quarter, making Oracle its third largest position with holdings valued at approximately $40.5 million.
• Multiple analysts have raised their price targets for Oracle, with Goldman Sachs increasing its target from $195 to $310, reflecting a strong consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
• Oracle has reported a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.7% and a dividend payout ratio of 46.3%.

Sonora Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 185,458 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,955 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up approximately 3.0% of Sonora Investment Management Group LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Sonora Investment Management Group LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $40,547,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 0.7% during the second quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 2.6% in the second quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,850 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $404,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.9% in the second quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 2.3% in the second quarter. American Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,234 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $488,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Rona Alison Fairhead bought 480 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 22,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,170,865.70. The trade was a 2.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 78,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. 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. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Citigroup reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $304.71.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $283.29 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-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. The stock has a market cap of $805.03 billion, a PE ratio of 65.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $258.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $200.78.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm 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%.Oracle's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS 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 given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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%.

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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