Rossby Financial LCC Increases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rossby Financial LCC increased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,421 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the quarter. Rossby Financial LCC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $311,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SYM FINANCIAL Corp increased its holdings in Oracle by 69.3% in the 2nd quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 6,574 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,437,000 after acquiring an additional 2,690 shares during the last quarter. Shilanski & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $301,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $372,000. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd increased its holdings in Oracle by 21.4% in the 2nd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 5,587 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,221,000 after acquiring an additional 983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY increased its holdings in Oracle by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY now owns 11,297 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,470,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Bank of America raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $295.00 to $368.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. UBS Group lifted their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Baird R W raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. This trade represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 0.2%

ORCL stock opened at $280.85 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $800.65 billion, a PE ratio of 65.01, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $276.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $223.63.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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). The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.