Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Stock

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields purchased between $50,001 and $100,000 in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) on September 17th, 2025.
• The quarterly earnings report revealed Oracle missed earnings estimates, reporting $1.47 per share against a consensus estimate of $1.48.
• Oracle announced a quarterly $0.50 dividend to be paid on October 23rd, with a yield of 0.7%.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Oracle Corporation NYSE: ORCL. In a filing disclosed on September 30th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $50,001 and $100,000 in Oracle stock on September 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE #2" account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/23/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Opendoor Technologies NASDAQ: OPEN on 9/19/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/18/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 9/10/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 9/10/2025.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $289.68 on Thursday. 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 fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $825.83 billion, a PE ratio of 67.06, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.53. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $260.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $203.24.

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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at about $4,275,378,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during 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 acquiring an additional 3,513,464 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $731,512,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Oracle by 42.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,932,507,000 after acquiring an additional 2,619,722 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 29,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. Insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Guggenheim raised their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. UBS Group set a $364.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $304.71.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

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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