Signaturefd LLC Grows Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Oracle Corporation by 8.8% during Q2, owning 48,621 shares worth approximately $10.63 million.
• Oracle reported Q1 earnings with an EPS of $1.47, slightly below analysts' expectations, and experienced a revenue increase of 12.2% year-over-year.
• A quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share will be paid on October 23rd, representing an annualized yield of 0.7% and a dividend payout ratio of 46.30%.

Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 8.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 48,621 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,942 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $10,630,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter worth $732,692,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 15,012.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,755,096 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $664,810,000 after acquiring an additional 4,723,631 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Oracle by 2.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $22,498,982,000 after acquiring an additional 3,513,464 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth $731,512,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Oracle by 79.2% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $648,572,000 after acquiring an additional 2,049,687 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Oracle Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $283.29 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $258.19 and a 200 day moving average of $200.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $805.03 billion, a PE ratio of 65.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.46.

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 analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders 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 of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Citigroup reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Westpark Capital increased their price objective on Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Scotiabank reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $304.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the sale, the director directly owned 31,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 22,110 shares in the company, valued at $5,170,865.70. This trade represents a 2.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 112,092 shares of company stock worth $32,960,165. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

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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