Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Cwm LLC

Key Points

• Cwm LLC has reduced its stake in Oracle Corporation by 1.6%, now holding 310,945 shares valued at approximately $67.98 million.
• Oracle's recent quarterly earnings reported an EPS of $1.47, slightly below the expected $1.48, and revenue of $14.93 billion, which was also below analyst estimates.
• The company declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend, with an annualized yield of 0.7%, set to be paid on October 23rd.

Cwm LLC decreased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 310,945 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 5,213 shares during the period. Cwm LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $67,982,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $141,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $174,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. MFA Wealth Services boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. MFA Wealth Services now owns 4,563 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $998,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,517,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acropolis Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,850 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $404,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $293.04 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a 50-day moving average of $266.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $210.29. The stock has a market cap of $835.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.83, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted 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 company 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 business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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 earnings per share for the current 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 issued 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ORCL. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Oracle to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $365.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $306.71.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were 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. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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