Stephens Inc. AR Increases Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in Oracle Corporation by 27.5% during the second quarter, now owning 78,525 shares valued at approximately $17.17 million.
• Oracle recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, set to be paid on October 23rd to shareholders recorded by October 9th.
• Despite a 6.7% decline in stock price, Oracle's strong fundamentals include a market cap of $832.28 billion and a robust annual revenue growth of 12.2%.

Stephens Inc. AR grew its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 27.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 78,525 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after buying an additional 16,934 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR's holdings in Oracle were worth $17,168,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter worth about $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $22,498,982,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 2,049,687 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 1,894,157 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the transaction, the insider owned 78,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. This trade represents a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 6.7%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $291.95 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $832.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53. The company's 50 day moving average is $271.71 and its 200 day moving average is $216.40. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its 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). The company 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%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Research analysts anticipate 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 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on ORCL. Robert W. Baird started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $365.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Baird R W raised shares of Oracle to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $323.40.

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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