Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Increases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 431,519 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,631 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $94,343,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Moser Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 1,770.0% during the second quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Baird R W raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $324.89.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $201.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $574.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $262.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $237.32. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.