Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Sells 1,511 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. reduced its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 139,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 1,511 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $30,475,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Bank of America raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $295.00 to $368.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. BMO Capital Markets set a $345.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $306.71.

Oracle Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of ORCL opened at $293.04 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $266.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $210.29. 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 $835.40 billion, a PE ratio of 67.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.53.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at $7,337,214.04. The trade was a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.