Wealthstream Advisors Inc. Boosts Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Wealthstream Advisors Inc. increased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 41.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,813 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 818 shares during the period. Wealthstream Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on ORCL. Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group increased their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stephens increased their target price on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.40.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $291.95 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $832.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.58, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.53. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $271.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $215.85. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. The business’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. Sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the 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 owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This trade represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967 over the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.