Hilltop National Bank Acquires New Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 8,978 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,963,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $60,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 132,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. Corporate insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Barclays increased their price target on Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Mizuho increased their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.71.

Oracle Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $289.18 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $261.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $204.17. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week 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. The company has a market cap of $824.39 billion, a PE ratio of 66.94, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, sell-side 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 will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

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.