Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Tandem Investment Partners LLC

Tandem Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,450 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 1.4% of Tandem Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Tandem Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 65.5% in the 1st quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 47,567 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,650,000 after acquiring an additional 18,824 shares during the period. Horizon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Horizon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,595 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $363,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. Finally, Impact Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 25,652 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,586,000 after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total transaction of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 78,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,174,580. This represents a 21.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 104,314 shares of company stock valued at $31,272,223. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.71.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $286.23 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $262.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $205.48. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $815.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $14.93 billion during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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 fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

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.