Sigma Planning Corp Has $7.28 Million Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Sigma Planning Corp cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,309 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,037 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,282,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $141,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 5.7% during the second quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $174,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. MFA Wealth Services grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.0% during the second quarter. MFA Wealth Services now owns 4,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $998,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.4% during the second quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 11,465 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,507,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the second quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 2,385 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $521,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 220,134 shares of company stock worth $64,268,949 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 price target on Oracle and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Stephens raised their target price on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

Oracle Stock Up 2.2%

NYSE ORCL opened at $262.60 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $748.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.79, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $277.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $227.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its 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 company 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 business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Oracle 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.