Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by GoalVest Advisory LLC

GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 6,720 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the period. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Banco Santander S.A. grew its holdings in Oracle by 17.3% in the second quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 297,283 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $64,995,000 after purchasing an additional 43,801 shares during the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its holdings in Oracle by 309.6% in the second quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 57,151 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $12,360,000 after purchasing an additional 43,198 shares during the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 33.7% in the second quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 1,679 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $367,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 10.9% in the second quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riverwater Partners LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 3.4% in the second quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 3,893 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Barclays increased their price objective on Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Melius Research increased their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Rothschild Redb raised Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $283.45 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $274.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $221.61. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $808.05 billion, a PE ratio of 65.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.53. 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 released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.