Rhumbline Advisers Grows Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,141,262 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,369 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 0.6% of Rhumbline Advisers’ portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in Oracle were worth $686,774,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Moser Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 1,770.0% during the second quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Melius Research boosted their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Stephens raised their price target on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.26.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. This trade represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $198.54 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $272.92 and a 200 day moving average of $235.56. 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 capitalization of $566.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.96, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company 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%. Oracle’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors 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 yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.