Silver Oak Securities Incorporated grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 86.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,932 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 5,520 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated's holdings in Oracle were worth $2,609,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. CX Institutional raised its holdings in Oracle by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 16,862 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $3,687,000 after buying an additional 748 shares during the last quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 11,406 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $2,494,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 78,255 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $17,109,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Professional Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 1,969.9% during the 2nd quarter. Professional Advisory Services Inc. now owns 120,675 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $26,383,000 after purchasing an additional 114,845 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall & Sullivan Inc. WA bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $131,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 78,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $23,174,580. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. The trade was a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 78,247 shares of company stock worth $22,090,505. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Oracle Stock Performance
Shares of Oracle stock traded down $15.95 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $312.20. 25,602,445 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,225,358. The stock has a market capitalization of $887.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.27, a PEG ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $253.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $196.92. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its 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). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. CIBC restated a "buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, June 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Loop Capital set a $135.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $305.75.
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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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