Sepio Capital LP Sells 728 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Sepio Capital LP trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 39,631 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 728 shares during the quarter. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,665,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Prossimo Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 19.8% during the second quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 1,869 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the period. Everstar Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $204,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $227,000. VestGen Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 57.0% during the second quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 38,330 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $8,973,000 after acquiring an additional 13,914 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $265,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Down 1.7%

ORCL stock opened at $201.57 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $262.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.38. The company has a market cap of $574.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

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 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on ORCL. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $310.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, DA Davidson cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $324.89.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was 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 directly owned 132,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.