Auxano Advisors LLC Has $2.08 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Auxano Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,514 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 2,355 shares during the quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,080,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter worth $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $22,498,982,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $731,512,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 79.2% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $648,572,000 after buying an additional 2,049,687 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 840.7% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,119,473 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $463,380,000 after buying an additional 1,894,157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $225.39 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. 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 $642.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $276.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $235.39.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue 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 forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.26.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Oracle

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.