Schroder Investment Management Group Raises Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,019,187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 26,700 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned approximately 0.07% of Oracle worth $441,455,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Moser Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 1,770.0% during the second quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the sale, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807 in the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $201.57 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $262.79 and a 200-day moving average of $237.32. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $574.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.66, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly 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). 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 analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Erste Group Bank cut Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given 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 a consensus target price of $324.89.

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.