Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC Has $57.41 Million Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC lessened its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 262,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,805 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 4.4% of Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $57,409,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Plotkin Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Plotkin Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,007 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after buying an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.2% during the second quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,985 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,839,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the period. Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $5,661,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.3% in the second quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,179 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Summitry LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 3,144 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at $5,528,700. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $222.88 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $635.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $279.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $233.78. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month 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.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson upped their target price 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. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given 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.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

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.