1,015 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Bought by Hudson Value Partners LLC

Hudson Value Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,015 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the first quarter worth $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the first quarter worth $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 284.9% in the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new position in Oracle in the first quarter worth $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 3.0%

Oracle stock opened at $289.68 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $825.83 billion, a PE ratio of 67.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $260.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $203.24. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $14.93 billion for 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 for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on ORCL. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. CIBC restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Loop Capital set a $135.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.71.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 22,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,170,865.70. This represents a 2.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

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.