Oracle Corporation $ORCL Holdings Cut by Leuthold Group LLC

Leuthold Group LLC lowered its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 67,388 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 1,107 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for approximately 1.8% of Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $14,733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its holdings in Oracle by 41.9% in the first quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 60,173 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,413,000 after buying an additional 17,773 shares during the last quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the first quarter valued at approximately $454,000. Finally, UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp raised its stake in Oracle by 85.5% during the first quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 7,417 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,037,000 after buying an additional 3,418 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at $13,212,431.46. This represents a 9.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 over the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $201.57 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $574.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $262.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $237.85.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 46.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued 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 $324.89.

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.