Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC Takes $1.68 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 7,675 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,678,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $241,000. Mcrae Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth $217,000. Horizon Investment Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth $240,000. OneAscent Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 73.1% during the second quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC now owns 2,990 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Soltis Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 4.8% during the second quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,515 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on ORCL. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective 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. Three equities 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of ORCL opened at $244.02 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $279.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.07. The company has a market cap of $695.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

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.