Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. Has $73.75 Million Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 337,345 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,441 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up approximately 0.9% of Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $73,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 284.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ORCL. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, 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 owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 120,769 shares of company stock valued at $36,428,967 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $275.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $272.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $217.84. 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 capitalization of $784.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.53. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

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.