South Dakota Investment Council Sells 6,796 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

South Dakota Investment Council reduced its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 24.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,874 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,796 shares during the period. South Dakota Investment Council’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,564,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 7.2% during the second quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 5.7% during the second quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $174,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. MFA Wealth Services boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.0% during the second quarter. MFA Wealth Services now owns 4,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $998,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 0.4% during the second quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 11,465 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,507,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.9% during the second quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 2,385 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $521,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, 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 value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 1.8%

ORCL opened at $257.85 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $735.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $278.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.98. 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 Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on ORCL. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 price target on Oracle and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.69.

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.