Genus Capital Management Inc. Increases Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Genus Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 67.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,326 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,795 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 1.1% of Genus Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Genus Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,598,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $344,000. NTV Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 6,285 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $879,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 55.2% during the 1st quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 9,330 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,305,000 after acquiring an additional 3,319 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings cut Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Baird R W upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $295.00 to $368.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $248.14 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $278.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $228.82. The firm has a market cap of $707.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.44, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The company 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 company posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 in the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.