Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Gibson Capital LLC

Gibson Capital LLC trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,370 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 208 shares during the quarter. Gibson Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. OFI Invest Asset Management boosted its holdings in Oracle by 12.1% in the 2nd quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 339,291 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $74,179,000 after purchasing an additional 36,695 shares during the last quarter. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 224.7% in the 2nd quarter. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. now owns 36,876 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,062,000 after purchasing an additional 25,520 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 271,221 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $59,321,000 after purchasing an additional 40,952 shares during the last quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 137.8% in the 2nd quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 110,248 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $24,104,000 after purchasing an additional 63,882 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tranquility Partners LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $273,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. The trade was a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE ORCL opened at $293.04 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $835.40 billion, a PE ratio of 67.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $266.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $210.29.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 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 analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 46.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ORCL. Roth Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Baird R W raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $306.71.

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.