Paragon Capital Management LLC Invests $269,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Paragon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 1,230 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $269,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 2.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $22,498,982,000 after buying an additional 3,513,464 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 79.2% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $648,572,000 after acquiring an additional 2,049,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 840.7% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,119,473 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $463,380,000 after acquiring an additional 1,894,157 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on ORCL. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Rothschild Redb upgraded Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 in the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $222.88 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. 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 stock has a market cap of $635.37 billion, a PE ratio of 51.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $279.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $233.14.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm’s 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, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 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.