Narwhal Capital Management Raises Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Narwhal Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,929 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,966 shares during the period. Narwhal Capital Management’s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,887,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 2,871 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $401,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 38,341 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,360,000 after purchasing an additional 3,269 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 34,011 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,755,000 after acquiring an additional 2,546 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, 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 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 trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Westpark Capital increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $306.43.

Oracle Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $288.48 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $822.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.78, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $264.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $207.92. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.