Pinion Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,566 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $561,000.
Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 71.6% during the 1st quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 257,378 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $35,984,000 after purchasing an additional 107,404 shares in the last quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.3% in the first quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. now owns 51,350 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $7,179,000 after buying an additional 2,110 shares during the period. Lockerman Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $328,000. Elser Financial Planning Inc acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $1,066,000. Finally, Canoe Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 314.8% in the second quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 484,098 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $105,838,000 after buying an additional 367,400 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Oracle Price Performance
Shares of ORCL opened at $296.95 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $846.54 billion, a PE ratio of 68.74, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.53. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $265.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $208.90. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. Oracle's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given 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 dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have commented on ORCL. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $365.00 target price for the company. Westpark Capital raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. UBS Group set a $364.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 26th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $306.43.
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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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