Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Reduced by XTX Topco Ltd

XTX Topco Ltd cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 69,003 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,920 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 0.6% of XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $15,086,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Moser Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1,770.0% in the 2nd quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on ORCL. Bank of America upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $295.00 to $368.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Melius Research raised their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.26.

Oracle Stock Up 0.8%

ORCL opened at $200.43 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $270.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $237.13. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $571.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. 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.