Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Vicus Capital

Vicus Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 6.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,468 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the quarter. Vicus Capital’s holdings in Oracle were worth $758,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth 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 position in shares of Oracle during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during 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 position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $60,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. This represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the sale, the insider owned 78,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,174,580. This trade represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. 42.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of several recent research reports. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Westpark Capital upped their target price on Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.71.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL opened at $289.68 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $825.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.53. 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 Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $260.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $203.24.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. 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.