Cabot Wealth Management Inc. Lowers Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cabot Wealth Management Inc. lessened its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,579 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 362 shares during the quarter. Cabot Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,062,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 78,618 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $17,188,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 19,528 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,269,000 after purchasing an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 226.8% in the 2nd quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. now owns 915 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $200,000 after purchasing an additional 635 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 37,612 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,223,000 after purchasing an additional 1,641 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. now owns 8,975 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,962,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $283.45 on Friday. 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 quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $274.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $221.04. The firm has a market cap of $808.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.61, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted 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). 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 analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle’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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $310.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 170,769 shares of company stock worth $50,297,667 in the last quarter. 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.