Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL)

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Oracle Co. NYSE: ORCL. In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Oracle stock on April 16th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Salesforce NYSE: CRM on 4/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 4/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lam Research NASDAQ: LRCX on 4/16/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Gilead Sciences NASDAQ: GILD on 4/16/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of America NYSE: BAC on 4/15/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: HYG on 4/9/2025.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock traded down $3.93 on Thursday, reaching $159.02. The company had a trading volume of 10,163,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,453,222. Oracle Co. has a 1 year low of $114.55 and a 1 year high of $198.31. The company has a market cap of $444.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.88, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.27. The company's fifty day moving average is $142.39 and its 200 day moving average is $162.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by ($0.02). Oracle had a return on equity of 133.25% and a net margin of 21.16%. The business had revenue of $14.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.41 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Co. will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. This is a positive change from Oracle's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is presently 46.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 89.7% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 184 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 17,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.24, for a total transaction of $2,646,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 58,090 shares in the company, valued at $8,785,531.60. This represents a 23.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.81, for a total transaction of $291,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 34,630 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,049,400.30. The trade was a 5.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 27,366 shares of company stock valued at $4,015,723. 42.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. UBS Group restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded Oracle from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Oracle from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $174.42.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.