Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Lowered by Ifrah Financial Services Inc.

Ifrah Financial Services Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,288 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 132 shares during the period. Ifrah Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,812,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Curbstone Financial Management Corp raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp now owns 11,036 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,413,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. now owns 40,386 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $8,829,000 after purchasing an additional 737 shares during the last quarter. Hartline Investment Corp grew its position in Oracle by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Hartline Investment Corp now owns 3,845 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $841,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Carmel Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Oracle by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. Carmel Capital Partners LLC now owns 16,148 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 885,632 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $193,626,000 after acquiring an additional 7,803 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 target price on shares of Oracle and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $310.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.40.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $291.95 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $832.28 billion, a PE ratio of 67.58, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.53. The company’s 50-day moving average is $271.71 and its 200-day moving average is $215.37. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 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 business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue 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 analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related 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 directly owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at $8,443,394.75. This trade represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967 over the last quarter. 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.