Warburton Capital Management LLC Invests $268,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Warburton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,226 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $268,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 34,011 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $4,755,000 after acquiring an additional 2,546 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 237.6% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,106 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,134,000 after acquiring an additional 5,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New World Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 45.1% in the first quarter. New World Advisors LLC now owns 5,899 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $825,000 after acquiring an additional 1,834 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Mizuho raised their price objective on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They set a "sell" rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price objective on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $323.69.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $280.09 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $273.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $219.28. 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 firm has a market cap of $798.46 billion, a PE ratio of 64.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.53. 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 posted its quarterly 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 company 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%.Oracle's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

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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