Trust Co. of Vermont Purchases 1,387 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 45,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,387 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,841,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Davis Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,517,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,850 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $404,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Sunpointe LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,216,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, American Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. American Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,234 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $488,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.71.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other 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 value of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was 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 directly owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 114,314 shares of company stock worth $33,602,123. 42.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $281.01 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $259.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $202.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $801.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.05, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

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.