Keystone Financial Services Cuts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Keystone Financial Services cut its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 36.8% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 7,339 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,266 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for approximately 0.5% of Keystone Financial Services’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Keystone Financial Services’ holdings in Oracle were worth $1,604,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the first 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. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $239.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $681.77 billion, a PE ratio of 55.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $279.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $229.88. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. 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 announced 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 analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Guggenheim upped their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.69.

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.