Royal Fund Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Royal Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 12,474 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,727,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 338.4% during the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 17,815 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,491,000 after acquiring an additional 13,751 shares during the last quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,975,191 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,534,624,000 after acquiring an additional 94,236 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $214.32 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $610.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.66. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $254.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.57. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

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 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 company had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on ORCL. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Bank of America upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $295.00 to $368.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $415.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.73.

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.