Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 108.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 339,121 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 176,497 shares during the quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $74,142,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC lifted 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 during the period. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 32.2% in the second quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 193 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, October 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.26.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $220.97 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $629.93 billion, a PE ratio of 51.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $278.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $235.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.