Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Metis Global Partners LLC

Metis Global Partners LLC decreased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 98,657 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 10,454 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 0.6% of Metis Global Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $21,569,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $38,000. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 1,770.0% during the second quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 32.2% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 193 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $239.15 on Friday. 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 quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $279.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $229.88. The company has a market cap of $681.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.36, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three equities research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.

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.