Wormser Freres Gestion Buys Shares of 24,550 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Wormser Freres Gestion has acquired 24,550 shares of Oracle Corporation, valued at approximately $5.37 million, making Oracle roughly 3.2% of its portfolio.
• Oracle's quarterly earnings report revealed an EPS of $1.47, missing estimates, with a revenue of $14.93 billion which was below expectations.
• The company has declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend, with a payout ratio of 46.30%, set to be paid on October 23rd.

Wormser Freres Gestion purchased a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 24,550 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $5,366,000. Oracle comprises about 3.2% of Wormser Freres Gestion's portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. D.B. Root & Company LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $241,000. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.4% during the second quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 23,268 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $5,087,000 after buying an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.0% in the second quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 10,561 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,309,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 20.7% during the second quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 10,748 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,349,000 after buying an additional 1,842 shares during the period. Finally, PUREfi Wealth LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 13.3% during the second quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 8,008 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,751,000 after acquiring an additional 941 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $286.23 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $815.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $262.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $205.85.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research increased their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Citigroup reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Melius Research increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $304.71.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 over the last three months. Insiders own 40.90% 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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