Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Buys 40,952 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle Corporation by 17.8% in Q2, adding 40,952 shares, bringing total ownership to 271,221 shares valued at $59.3 million.
• Oracle announced a $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, which will be paid on October 23rd to shareholders recorded as of October 9th, representing a 0.7% dividend yield.
• In Q1 earnings, Oracle reported $1.47 EPS, missing estimates of $1.48, despite a 12.2% year-over-year revenue increase to $14.93 billion.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 17.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 271,221 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after acquiring an additional 40,952 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for approximately 0.7% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $59,321,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. MFA Wealth Services grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. MFA Wealth Services now owns 4,563 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $998,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Davis Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,850 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following 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. Insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 in the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $293.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $835.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. 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 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $266.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.29.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. Oracle's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal 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 dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Oracle from $340.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Guggenheim raised their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $306.71.

Oracle 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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