Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Insight Inv LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Insight Inv LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.7% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 16,414 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 458 shares during the period. Oracle makes up about 2.4% of Insight Inv LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Insight Inv LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in 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 during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. UBS Group set a $364.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $306.43.

Oracle Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $288.48 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $264.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.92. The company has a market cap of $822.40 billion, a PE ratio of 66.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.53. 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.30%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the transaction, the director owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at $8,443,394.75. This represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.