Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC

Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 6.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,208 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,215 shares during the period. Oracle comprises approximately 2.0% of Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $4,637,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 2,871 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $401,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 9.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 38,341 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $5,360,000 after acquiring an additional 3,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 34,011 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $4,755,000 after acquiring an additional 2,546 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares of the company's stock, valued at $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Bank of America raised Oracle from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $295.00 to $368.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Mizuho increased their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $306.43.

Oracle Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $288.48 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $822.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.78, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.53. The business has a fifty day moving average of $264.86 and a 200-day moving average of $207.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. 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. Equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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