Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Hamilton Capital Partners LLC

Key Points

• Hamilton Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Oracle Corporation by 4.5% in the second quarter, owning approximately 94,699 shares valued at $20.7 million.
• Recent analyst reports show a generally positive outlook for Oracle, with multiple firms boosting their price targets and issuing a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Oracle has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.7%, with a payout ratio of 46.3%.

Hamilton Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 94,699 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,092 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 9.9% of Hamilton Capital Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Hamilton Capital Partners LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $20,704,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the first quarter valued at about $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $22,498,982,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at about $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 79.2% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $648,572,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 840.7% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,119,473 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $463,380,000 after purchasing an additional 1,894,157 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cowen restated a "buy" rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Barclays lifted their price objective 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. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 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-five have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $304.71.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 112,092 shares of company stock worth $32,960,165 in the last three months. Insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $282.68 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company's 50-day moving average price is $258.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $202.09. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $803.29 billion, a PE ratio of 65.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.Oracle's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

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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